First turbaned Sikh in UK parliament

LONDON: Indarjit Singh, the director of a charity linking several Sikh organizations in the UK, has become the first turbaned Sikh member of the British parliament.
"I am delighted to be the first turbaned Sikh in parliament. It is an honour for the whole Sikh community," said Singh, the director of the Network of Sikh Organizations (NSO).
Recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission, the 79-year-old Singh will enter the House and sit as an independent. "It gives me a new opportunity to work with people of all beliefs to increase tolerance and understanding and work for greater social and political justice in society," said Indarjit Singh, who was appointed OBE in 1996 and CBE in 2009.
Sikhs already in parliament include the Conservative MP Paul Uppal, who does not wear a turban.