NEW DELHI-Sudeeksha, the youngest of the three daughters of Baba Hardev Singh, the Nirankari sect head who died in a car crash near Montreal in Canada, is tipped to succeed him. At press deadline,an announcement sealing Sudeeksha’s anointment as the next Nirankari chief was expected soon after the last rites of Baba Hardev Singh were performed at Delhi’s Nigam Bodh Ghat on Wednesday, sources said.
If appointed, Sudeeksha will be the first woman to head the sect that was founded in 1929 and has 10 million followers. She will be the fifth head of the sect.
The body of Baba Hardev Singh lay state in north Delhi after being brought from Canada. Sudeeksha, who studied in Mater Dei School, Delhi, has two sisters - Samta and Renuka. Baba Hardev Singh had gone to Canada on that ill-fated trip to work out the logistics for an international congregation planned between June 29 and July 6 in Toronto. Sudeeksha’s husband Avneet Setya also died in the accident. A video clip showing a ‘composed’ Sudeeksha receiving the bodies of her father and husband has gone viral. “She is spiritually very strong, but we don’t know if she is going to lead the sect,” said a follower.
However, in a communiqué from the sect headquarters in Delhi, the media in charge said that anything related to the future may take some time and will be wrong to speculate. Kirpa Sagar, member in-charge of press and publicity said that speculation was on about the successor of Baba hardev Singh, and Nirankaris are under stress due to his sudden death.
The body of Baba Hardev Singh lay state in north Delhi after being brought from Canada. Sudeeksha, who studied in Mater Dei School, Delhi, has two sisters - Samta and Renuka. Baba Hardev Singh had gone to Canada on that ill-fated trip to work out the logistics for an international congregation planned between June 29 and July 6 in Toronto. Sudeeksha’s husband Avneet Setya also died in the accident. A video clip showing a ‘composed’ Sudeeksha receiving the bodies of her father and husband has gone viral. “She is spiritually very strong, but we don’t know if she is going to lead the sect,” said a follower.
However, in a communiqué from the sect headquarters in Delhi, the media in charge said that anything related to the future may take some time and will be wrong to speculate. Kirpa Sagar, member in-charge of press and publicity said that speculation was on about the successor of Baba hardev Singh, and Nirankaris are under stress due to his sudden death.
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