Waris Ahluwalia barred from flight to New York over turban row

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Feb 09 2016 | 10:42 AM IST
Indian-American Sikh actor Waris Ahluwalia says he was barred from boarding an Aeromexico flight from Mexico City to New York because he refused to remove his turban.
Ahluwalia, who has featured in movies like "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Inside Man," took to Instagram to write about the incident.
"This morning in Mexico City I was told I could not board my @aeromexico flight to NYC because of my turban," he wrote.
The actor told the New York Daily News he could not remove his turban in an airport.
"That is not something that I would do in public. That's akin to asking someone to take off their clothes," he said.
Ahluwalia missed the Aero Mexico flight leaving at 7:15 am for New York City, where he lives.
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First Published: Feb 09 2016 | 10:42 AM IST

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