Source: The Star

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/1/15/nation/13119381&sec=nation

On January 15, 2006 The Star reported, "Sikh organisations and the Umno Youth Public Complaints Bureau are among those that have expressed concern over the case where a Sikh student was told to shave or get a transfer to another school. In a joint statement, seven Sikh bodies said some attempts had been made to resolve such issues in the past but cases of such nature had been on the increase. 'We are very perturbed by the action of the school principal as it goes directly against the freedom of religion enshrined in the Federal Constitution,' they said yesterday. The organisations are the Malaysian Gurdwaras Council, Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia, Khalsa Diwan Malaysia, Malaysian Sikh Education Trust (Perak), Perak Sikh Union, Sant Sohan Singh Memorial Society (Malacca) and the Sikh Welfare Society Malaysia. 'We urge the Education Minister to issue a clear policy reminder to all schools in Malaysia to ensure that Sikh students are not prevented from following the precepts of their faith,'they said. The Malaysian Sikh Association said it had been inundated with complaints of the same nature following the report in The Star."