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The Northerner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 11:14 AM
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'Turban check' on Indian envoy at US airport sparks row
India's foreign ministry has expressed concern after another of its diplomats was reportedly subjected to a security search at a US airport.

It has emerged that India's UN envoy, Hardeep Puri, was reportedly asked to remove his turban at an airport in Houston, Texas, two weeks ago.

When the Sikh refused to do so, he was detained in a "holding room", say Indian media.

India's US ambassador Meera Shankar was frisked at a US airport this month.

Foreign Minister SM Krishna told the media in Delhi on Monday: 'We have taken it up with the US authorities and the matter is at that stage."

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11980728
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 12:15 PM
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1. E-FUCKING-GADS! Talk about touching someone's junk! That's not allowed.
What the FUCK is happening to this country?
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