Outraged at the turban becoming the object of intense searches at American airports, Sikhs led by its top representative body Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will protest in front of the US embassy in Delhi on December 23.
There have been several incidents of Sikhs being told to take off the turban at airport security lines for a special check. The most recent case has been that of the Indian envoy to the United Nations, Hardeep Singh, whose turban was patted down at the Houston airport in America.
SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said the body would request members and the general public to reach Delhi for the planned event to raise awareness about this 'humiliation of Sikhs' for wearing the turban.
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