On November 17, 2012, the Tribune India reported that Pakistan was going to initiate an inquiry, after Gill's father Sikandar Singh requested help from Indian Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal—a distant relative.
Various leaders are followers and have met Babaji for spiritual guidance, including Sukhbir Singh Badal and his father and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Manmohan Singh | Maharaja Ranjit Singh | Anurag Singh | Yuvraj Singh | Ranjit Singh | Jagjit Singh | Vijay Singh | Guru Gobind Singh | Bhagat Singh | Karan Singh | Khushwant Singh | Jai Singh I | Hari Singh | Talvin Singh | Simranjit Singh Mann | Parkash Singh Badal | Yograj Singh | Upasana Singh | Tiger Jeet Singh | Satendra Singh | Raj Singh | Mulayam Singh Yadav | Karamjit Singh | Harbhajan Singh | Ajit Singh | Sukhbir Singh Badal | Rawal Ratan Singh | Rajendra Singh | Pradeep Singh | Jaspreet Singh |
Parkash Singh Badal along with his wife Surinder Kaur, son Sukhbir Singh and seven others were booked under various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act in 2003.