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SHOCKING! Dishoom: Sikh community HURT over use of Kirpan(dagger) in Jacqueline's song; Demand it's REMOVAL!

After 'Udta Punjab', here's another film 'Dishoom' starring John Abraham, Varun Dhawan and Jacqueline Fernandez getting into controversy because of a song sequence. The teaser of song 'Sau Tarah Ke' released on Tuesday and it caught the attention of Sikh Community who got offended by Jacqueline's outlook in it. [caption id="attachment_65925" align="alignnone" width="831"]Capture1 Jacqueline with a Kripan (Dagger) around her waist in song 'Sau Tarah Ke' in 'Dishoom'[/caption] Clad in a short dress with a dagger (kripan) tied to her waist with a belt, Jacqueline is seen dancing in this peppy number which is set to come out soon. The presence of 'Kirpan' in this track from Rohit Dhawan directed movie, got Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee general secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa furious on and he wrote a letter to the CBFC and makers of the movie, threatening to initiate criminal proceddings if the song was not removed from from the film. [caption id="attachment_65934" align="alignnone" width="799"]SHOCKING! Dishoom: Sikh community HURT over use of Kirpan(dagger) in Jacqueline's song; Demand it's REMOVAL! John Abraham and Varun Dhawan in the song 'Sau Tarah Ke' from 'Dishoom'[/caption] In a letter to CBFC Chairman Pahlaj Nihalani, Sirsa said that “the song depicts a semi-clad actress (Ms. Jacquelin Fernandes) dancing with a Kirpan with other co-stars actor Varun Dhawan & John Abraham, one of the five compulsory Kakaars worn by a practising Sikh; dangling in front of her legs and supported by a cloth belt worn around the waist by the actress.” https://twitter.com/mssirsa/status/742739980833935361 He also wrote on Twitter, "We have strongly objected to dishoom's song with Kirpan refernce.We will not bear any Beadbi of symbols of our faithhttp://tinyurl.com/ho5rewc" However, this tweet sent fans in a frenzy. While few get offended and urged their fav stars to come out with explanation soon, the other got down to research and found that the dagger present in the song is actually an Arabic Dagger which looks far diffetent from the 'Kirpan'. PicsArt_1465942252763 PicsArt_1465942440716 PicsArt_1465942304715 PicsArt_1465942352971 WATCH THE CONTROVERSIAL SCENES BELOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU6IdS2gVog Sirsa noted that song video was “highly offensive, mala fide and deliberate insult to the well-established Sikh tenets and customs.” Sirsa, who was recently appointed advisor to Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal and was subsequently given the minister of state rank in Punjab, when contacted, said he watched the objectionable content on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaWOguXZbNA
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