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French Sikhs lose right to wear turban

PARIS: A Sikh who won the right to wear his turban in his driving licence identity photo only to see that right withdrawn a day later will pursue his battle to find out if "one can be both Sikh and French," a spokesman for the community has said. The Council of State, France's highest administrative body, ruled on Monday that Shingara Mann Singh can wear his turban in the photo because a ban on covering the head in official photos came from the wrong Ministry — the Interior Ministry.

The following day, the Transport Ministry changed its order, saying the Interior Ministry's ban was applicable for driving licences. — AP

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