Badal consolidated his grip on Akal Takht by removing Bhai Ranjit Singh as its top Jathedar in February 1999 and installing his hand - picked Giani Puran Singh .
Akal Takht is the highest temporal seat of Sikhism .
Badal consolidated his grip on Akal Takht , the highest temporal seat of Sikhism , by removing Bhai Ranjit Singh as its top Jathedar in February 1999 and installing his hand - picked Giani Puran Singh .