Original sentence: " In 2003, at a function arranged by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Joginder Singh Vedanti, the present jathedar of the Akal Takht made a formal declaration that Bhindranwale was a "martyr" and awarded his son, Ishar Singh, a robe of honor." Others feel Bhidranwale wanted to rise to fame and create the theocratic nation of Khalistan.Bhindranwale is hailed by some for his efforts to preach the philosophy of the Guru Granth Sahib to the Sikh people.Even today, rare is the Sikh politician who will dare to call him what he was: a fanatic and a murderer.Famed Indian novelist Khushwant Singh stated  that "[Operation Bluestar] gave the movement for Khalistan its first martyr in Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.Harbans Singh's The Encyclopedia of Sikhism describes Bhindranwale as "a phenomenal figure of modern Sikhism.Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was praised by many Sikhs as a matyr of common time, but to other Sikhs he was considered a terrorist.Some feel that Bhindranwale was responsible for the instigation of Operation Bluestar after he took refuge in the Akal Takht in Amritsar.Vir Sanghvi, one of India's leading political commentators said, "[Bhindranwale] remains a martyr in the eyes of many Sikhs
Edited sentence: Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was regarded by some Sikhs as a matyr, but to other Sikhs he was considered a terrorist