The Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to raise the matter with Sarkozy when he arrives in New Delhi later this month. Sikh groups believe Manmohan Singh is sensitive to their concerns and would surely take up the matter with Sarkozy, who'll be chief guest at the Republic Day parade this year. They are trying for a meeting with the French President himself.
Sikhs say US has equated their most precious article of faith with terrorism.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sikh-outrage-in-us-as-turbans-come-under-security-check/47763-2.html
With Sikhs being a dominant force, the colour of a man's turban has become a statement of his political affiliation.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/why-turban-matters-in-punjab-polls/32933-3.html
According to a High Court judgement Sikh prisoners in Punjab jails can no longer wear their traditional turbans.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sikhs-to-take-turban-trouble-to-sc/16320-3.html
The first ever Mr Singh International at Amritsar on Sunday aimed to promote a positive image of the Sikh youth with a turban.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/popularsing-the-turban/1350-3.html
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