Navjot Singh Sidhu visits Kartarpur Gurdwara in Pakistan
Indian Punjab Congress president and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu visited Kartarpur Gurdwara on Saturday to attend the ongoing celebrations of the 552nd birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak.
Navjot Singh Sidhu had reached the Kartarpur Corridor earlier in the day to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.
His visit comes two days after the chief minister of Indian Punjab, Charanjit Singh Chann, and his cabinet members visited Gurdwara Darbar Sahib and performed religious rituals.
Khule Darshan Didaar at Sri Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan Today with Sardar Navjot Singh Sidhu ji.
This is a corridor of infinite possibilities, Blessed and Elated… !!@sherryontopp pic.twitter.com/lCnBSFdin0— Gautam Seth (@GautamSeth_INC) November 20, 2021
Upon his arrival, while speaking to the media, Navjot Singh Sidhu said that he was delighted to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.
“I have come to the door of Baba Guru Nanak to beg for peace,” he said.
On behalf of PM Imran Khan, the chief executive officer of the Kartarpur Corridor Project Management Unit welcomed Sidhu upon his arrival in Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion, Sidhu thanked the prime minister for the warm welcome.
His remarks that ‘Imran Khan is like a big brother to me who has showered me with his love’, has irked several Indians and news outlets of the country, resulting in a social media frenzy.
Imran Khan is my big brother always got lots of love from him
— Nandini Idnani 🚩🇮🇳 (@nandiniidnani69) November 20, 2021
Once again Pakistan Prem by #NavjotSinghSidhu pic.twitter.com/LRWbwBKUtK
Navjot Singh Sidhu calls Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan his “bada bhai”. Last time he had hugged Gen Bajwa, Pakistan Army’s Chief, heaped praises.
— Outhum News (@OuthumNews) November 20, 2021
Is it any surprise that the Gandhi siblings chose a Pakistan loving Sidhu over veteran Amarinder Singh?https://t.co/uT8I3ZlkZp
'@ImranKhanPTI maybe anybody’s elder brother but for India, he is that cat’s paw of Pak Deep State ISI-Military combine … Have we forgotten martyrdom of our soldiers in Poonch so soon ?', Congress' @ManishTewari reacts to #NavjotSinghSidhu's statement. pic.twitter.com/ZXGGg7Z6Zh
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) November 20, 2021
This is Navjot Singh Sidhu’s second visit to Pakistan after the inauguration of Kartarpur in 2019.
Sidhu visited Kartarpur in 2019 when he was formally invited by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
