5 Times Sikhs Were Asked To Remove Their Turban

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A turban is a symbol of religious importance and significance for a Sikh. It is an article which represents respect, courage and spirituality of a Sikh person. It is to be worn every time and only to be taken off while taking a bath.

There were times when people from around the world, knowingly or unknowingly, asked Sikhs to remove their symbol of respect which resulted in humiliation for a Sikh, the bravest community on Earth. Maybe countries around the world need to be a little more tolerant and welcoming for people from various ethnic backgrounds and religions.

1. In September 2015, A Chennai Metro security official asked a Sikh, Tandeep Singh, to remove his turban  before boarding a metro train. Even after he said that it his against his customs to do so, guards refused and said that they are just following the instructions given to them. Later, Chennai Metro sent an apology to Tandeep.

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2. In another incident in Paris in 2012, Jagmohan Singh was asked to remove his turban by the security officials at Crema Perfecture in La Chapella. The security guards even refused to hand it back to him. Against this treatment, Mr. Singh complained to United Sikhs community and that the incident was very shocking and humiliating for him and his entire family who was with him at that moment.

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3. At St. Anne’s Catholic School in Southampton, two girls – Simranjot and Prasimran Kaur – were asked to remove their turban by her class teacher. The teacher misunderstood their religious practice as some fashion item but later apologized to both of them. The incident happened earlier this month.

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4. In July 2014, two players from Indian basketball team, Avjot Singh and Amrit Pal Singh, were asked to remove their turban before a match. Both of them were refused to play with turban by the organizing committee at Asia cup, China. The argument given was that the headgear  is not allowed in the match as this may hurt any player.

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5. Amandeep Singh Bhogal, a contestant in UK general elections was asked to remove his turban and kara bracelet in Dubai. The incident happened when he was on his way back to Belfast and was stopped by Airport authorities and police. Against this mistreatment by Dubai officials, he said, ‘After the election I am going to raise awareness of this issue, which is completely unacceptable in this day and age. It is pure ignorance.’

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We request all countries including India to be a little more tolerant to various faiths and religions.

Featured image – Lolwot

The featured image is used for representation only. The name of that person is Harman Singh, who took off his turban to save a five year old boy in New Zealand.

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