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Sikh Actor And Model Waris Ahluwalia Denied Entry Inside Plane Because Of His Turban

Darpan News Desk IANS, 08 Feb, 2016 11:33 AM

Another incident of racial discrimination against the Sikhs has surfaced after a United States based actor and designer Waris Ahluwalia was allegedly denied entry inside an Air Mexico plane because of his appearance.

Ahluwalia, 41, who has appeared in Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Darjeeling Limited and The Life Aquatic, took to Instagram this morning uploading a photo of himself holding up his now-useless AeroMexico plane ticket.

A post that accompanied the image read: 'This morning in Mexico City I was told I could not board my @aeromexico flight to NYC because of my turban. #FearisanOpportuntytoEducate #humanright #dignity #lovenotfear.'

This morning in Mexico City I was told I could not board my @aeromexico flight to NYC because of my turban. #FearisanOpportunitytoEducate #humanrights #dignity #lovenotfear

A photo posted by Waris Ahluwalia (@houseofwaris) on Feb 8, 2016 at 5:58am PST

Ahluwalia's plane ticket, seen in his Instagram selfie, shows that the actor was scheduled to travel first class on board AeroMexico Flight 404 from Mexico City to New York City at around 7am Monday.

The code 'SSSS' on the face of the ticket indicates that Ahluwalia had been randomly pre-selected for a secondary security screening.

Waris is a well known jwellery designer and founder of company ‘House of Waris’. He was also the first Sikh man who became a part of Gap ad campaign in US but had to face discrimination as his poster was vandalised in 2013.

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