Sikh Outraged

[simran_kaur]

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Sikhs outraged after 95-year-old's beard shaved: Complaint filed

Nurse at Hotel-Dieu clips beard without permission

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Veronique Mandal Star Health-Science Reporter, Windsor Star

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The family of a deeply religious Sikh is filing a Human Rights complaint after the man's beard was shaved by a Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital nurse without his permission.

Angad Singh, 95, in strict adherence with his faith, has never allowed one hair to be removed from his face and head. The beard of a Sikh is one of the five sacred insignia of his religion,

Singh was sent to hospital on June 4 by a Community Care Access Centre nurse for blood work and a general check-up, said his son Maninder. The following day his beard was shaved and his eyebrows trimmed.

"There was absolutely no reason for the nurse to shave his beard and if I had not come into his room in time, she would have cut his hair," said Maninder. "It's just a terrible thing."

Singh sits in an armchair in his son's home, his smile of greeting belies the hurt and humiliation he feels knowing that his once elegantly tied beard is now reduced to a scraggly, month-old tuft of hair.

A man of stature as an officer in the Indian government of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Singh is hard of hearing, but mentally sharp and says he has been totally disgraced by the shaving.

From a man who regularly gave sermons, Singh now hides in the back of the temple, too ashamed to be seen by his fellow worshippers.

"This is very difficult to deal w

ith. I feel very much ashamed and this is very bad for me," said Singh. "I many times tried to stop her, but she wouldn't stop. This has brought disgrace on the whole family...... (post is too long to paste here - please go to link)

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[S1ngh]

I think similar incident happened like long time ago.. Is this happened in United States?