<p>"No Indian, especially Sikh, is involved in terrorist activities in the US," Kalia, the Local Government Industry and Commerce Minister, said here.<br /><br />"David Coleman Headley, who was involved in 26/11 attack on Mumbai, is an American national. But does this mean we too should bring all Americans under scanner?" he said.<br /><br />Kalia appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take up the issue with US President Barack Obama or else he said, "India should respond in the same way."<br /><br />Sikh turbans, of late, are being checked at the US airports. In a recent incident, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Hardeep Puri was reportedly asked by airport officials at Houston to remove his turban during a security check.<br /><br />However, Puri had sought to downplay the incident saying he did not allow removal of his turban.</p>
<p>"No Indian, especially Sikh, is involved in terrorist activities in the US," Kalia, the Local Government Industry and Commerce Minister, said here.<br /><br />"David Coleman Headley, who was involved in 26/11 attack on Mumbai, is an American national. But does this mean we too should bring all Americans under scanner?" he said.<br /><br />Kalia appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take up the issue with US President Barack Obama or else he said, "India should respond in the same way."<br /><br />Sikh turbans, of late, are being checked at the US airports. In a recent incident, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Hardeep Puri was reportedly asked by airport officials at Houston to remove his turban during a security check.<br /><br />However, Puri had sought to downplay the incident saying he did not allow removal of his turban.</p>