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Sikh actor/designer Waris Ahluwalia denied right to board on AeroMexico flight from Mexico City

By Sikh Siyasat Bureau

February 08, 2016

Mexico/ New York: This morning, celebrity Sikh designer/actor — Waris Ahluwalia — was denied the right to board on a plane. Waris Ahluwalia was set to board on an AeroMexico flight from Mexico City to New York City but he was denied the right to board the flight because he refused to remove his turban. ‪

The Sikh Coalition, a US based civil rights NGO termed the incident as “‎Shameful” and called for‬ ending hate.‬