Former Shiromani Akali Dal minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon was expelled from the party before the recently held Lok Sabha elections for alleged anti-party activities.
Both Sikandar Singh Maluka and Sarwan Singh Phillaur turned up at the Takht together and submitted their letters to the secretariat of Akal Takht, after which they paid obeisance at the Golden Temple.
The Akal Takht had declared party president and former deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal a ‘tankhaiya’ (guilty of religious misconduct) on August 30 and asked ministers who served in the Akali government during the period to appear in person within 15 days
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia appeared before Akal Takht to submit his explanation letter as the edict of the highest Sikh temporal seat of the Sikhs.