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Indian Minister claims Sri Guru Gobind Singh & Mata Sahib Kaur gifted “Jore Sahib” to his family
Diplomat and Minister Hardeep S Puri wrote on X, “Our ancestor requested Guru Sahib to kindly grant him divine permission to keep the sacred ‘Jore Sahib’, so that the direct blessings of Guru Sahib and Mata Ji may continue in his family”.
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Prabhjot Paul Singh - Sun, 21, Sep 2025
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The Sikh delegation met PM Modi / X/@Hardeep Singh Puri
Former India Ambassador to the United Nations and currently a Minister in the Narendra Modi Cabinet, Hardeep Singh Puri, wants the Central Government to intervene for safekeeping and a befitting display of “holy Jore Sahib” of the tenth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji, and his wife, Mata Sahib Kaur ji.
The “holy Jore Sahib” has been in the possession of the Puri family for over three centuries.
Taking to his X handle, Hardeep Puri wrote: “Along with a committee of several eminent and well -known members of the Sikh Sangat, called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to submit the recommendations of the committee for the safekeeping and befitting display of holy ‘Jore Sahib’, belonging to the founder of Khalsa Panth, Dasam Pita Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj and his wife Mata Sahib Kaur Ji.
The holy ‘Jore Sahib’ is a footwear each of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj (right foot 11" by 3½") and his revered wife Mata Sahib Kaur Ji (left foot 9" by 3"). The Puri family has been immensely blessed and fortunate to perform seva with these holy relics since they were bestowed upon our ancestors by Guru Sahib and Mata Ji more than 300 years ago.
After Hardeep Singh Puri led a Sikh delegation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an animated debate has been set in motion in Sikh circles over the choice of place where the “holy Jore Sahib” of Sri Guru Gobind Singh, and his wife, Mata Sahib Kaur, could be kept for the Sikh masses for “darshan” and their tributes. The names of different sacred Sikh shrines are being mentioned as possible choices for preserving the historic “Jore Sahib”.
There is a section of Sikh scholars who want these historic relics, and “Jore Sahib” should be suitably displayed at a major Sikh museum, either in Sri Amritsar Sahib, Sri Anandpur Sahib, or Sri Patna Sahib, or in the Union Capital in New Delhi.
Incidentally, there are two Sikh museums in Sri Anandpur Sahib, where Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji created the Khalsa in 1699.
Hardeep Puri wrote on his X handle, “Our ancestor had the great divine blessing to be in the direct service of Dasam Pita. Legend has it that pleased with his seva, Guru Maharaj commanded him to ask for any reward in return. Our ancestor requested Guru Sahib to kindly grant him divine permission to keep the sacred ‘Jore Sahib’, so that the direct blessings of Guru Sahib and Mata Ji may continue in his family and their generations to follow.
“The last custodian of the ‘Jore Sahib’ was my late cousin Sardar Jasmeet Singh Puri Ji, who lived in Delhi’s Karol Bagh on a street
which was subsequently named ‘Guru Gobind Singh Marg’ to honour the sanctity of the precious holy relics.
“Since I am one of the eldest member of the family now, his wife Manpreet Ji wrote to me to find an appropriate home for these holy relics so that the faithful could pay their obeisance to the revered ‘Jore Sahib’ in greater numbers. Subsequently, with utmost humility and reverence,
“I had the holy relics carefully examined by the Ministry of Culture. Carbon testing has also been done to establish their authenticity and supreme religious and spiritual importance. Members of the committee have made their recommendations and have presented a report for a decision befitting the holy ‘Jore Sahib’ to PM Modi, who has always expressed respect towards the teachings of our Guru Sahibs and affection towards members of the Sikh Sangat.
“PM Modi Ji’s unmatched affection towards our Sangat reflects in several compassionate & visionary decisions taken under his farsighted leadership in the last transformative eleven years. PM Modi Ji has also taken a keen personal interest in matters about the enhancement of several Sikh religious places and in ensuring better connectivity and accessibility to these centres of pilgrimage,” he wrote.
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