An Air India pilot alleged that he was forced to remove his turban at the Airport in Madrid, Spain. Captain Simran Gujral was to fly Air India flight AI136 from Madrid to Delhi.
When he crossed the metal detector, he was asked to remove the turban despite the fact that the alarm did not go off.
The pilot Simran Gujral says that this happens regularly in the Madrid airport with the Sikhs and claims he hasn’t experienced this type of behavior anywhere else in the world.
Manjinder Singh Sirsa who is the president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee tweeted about the incident when he came to know about it. He called it racial behavior and disrespect towards Sikh.
I got a call from Captain Simran Gujral from the AIR INDIA flying AI 136 who was harassed at Madrid Airport where the airport officials mistreated him just because he was wearing turban
This is a racial behaviour and a disrespect towards Sikh turban— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) November 26, 2019
I request @DrSJaishankar Ji to address the issue at global level and ensure that Sikhs don’t get mistreated globally because of their turban.
Such instance happen very often at Madrid airport@ANI @htTweets @thetribunechd https://t.co/ZZkgnPhYCd
— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) November 26, 2019
And netizens are not far behind to support the Air India pilot.
the behavior is not at all acceptable and pardonable,please take up the issue at appropriate level sir.@DrSJaishankar
— Indian hindu (@shashibhushang9) November 27, 2019
Happened in Madrid. Happened in Barcelona. Happen to any other #Singh #Sikh out there, where they touch your Dastar/Turban…?
— Bal Bansal (@BalBansal) June 11, 2018
We stand with Sikh community
— Bharat Patel (@BharatP51997851) November 27, 2019
