US President Donald Trump warmly welcomed Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu back to Washington DC and wished him every success in his responsibilities as India's Ambassador to the United States. Sandhu is the Son of Late Sardar Bishan Singh Samundri , founder V.C. -Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar and grandson of Late Sardar Teja Singh Samundri, an Akali icon leader & freedom fighter.

WASHINGTON - India’s new Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu presented his credentials to the President Donald Trump at the Oval office of the White House Thursday.

President Trump warmly welcomed Ambassador Sandhu back to Washington DC and wished him every success in his responsibilities as India's Ambassador to the United States. 

Sandhu is the Son of Late Sardar Bishan Singh Samundri , founder V.C. -Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar and grandson of Late Sardar Teja Singh Samundri, an Akali icon leader & freedom fighter.

Teja Singh Samundri (1882-1926) was founder of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee and played an important role in the gurudwara reform movement.

Teja Singh Samundri Hall inside the Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) is the building that houses the head-quarters of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee in Amritsar, Punjab, India. 

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee is a statutory body comprising elected representatives of the Sikhs concerned primarily with the management of sacred Sikh shrines under its control within the territorial limits of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and the Union territory of Chandigarh.