<p>According to reports, Puri, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, was asked by airport officials to remove his turban during a security check two weeks back at Huston Airport.<br /><br />When Puri refused to remove his turban, the officials made him to wait for over half-an-hour in a 'holding room'. India has lodged an official protest through its Consulate General in Huston with the US authorities, sources said here.<br /><br />On December 4, Shankar, was pulled from an airport security line and patted down by an American security agent in Mississippi despite informing them of her diplomatic status.<br /><br />Shankar was subjected to an enhanced security pat-down at the Jackson-Evers International Airport in Mississippi, ostensibly because she was dressed in a sari.</p>
<p>According to reports, Puri, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, was asked by airport officials to remove his turban during a security check two weeks back at Huston Airport.<br /><br />When Puri refused to remove his turban, the officials made him to wait for over half-an-hour in a 'holding room'. India has lodged an official protest through its Consulate General in Huston with the US authorities, sources said here.<br /><br />On December 4, Shankar, was pulled from an airport security line and patted down by an American security agent in Mississippi despite informing them of her diplomatic status.<br /><br />Shankar was subjected to an enhanced security pat-down at the Jackson-Evers International Airport in Mississippi, ostensibly because she was dressed in a sari.</p>
