Former Indian cricketer-turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu arrived in Kartarpur on Saturday to participate in the 552nd birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Baba Guru Nanak.

He arrived here via Kartarpur Corridor. Speaking to the media, Navjot Singh Sidhu said he was delighted to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. “I have come to the door of Baba Guru Nanak to beg for peace,” he said.

His visit comes two days after the chief minister of Indian Punjab, Charanjit Singh Chann and his cabinet members visited Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur and performed religious rituals.