Former Rajya Sabha MP Tarlochan Singh has written a letter to US Ambassador-designate to India Sergio Gor, pointing out that Sikh truck drivers in the US were facing an undue backlash after a recent accident.

Singh, a former Chairman of the National Minorities Commission, asked Gor to ensure immediate intervention by the US Government to stand by Sikhs, who are American citizens.

He was referring to a recent accident, where a truck driven by a Sikh youth, Jashanpreet Singh, led to an accident, killing three persons.

Blaming aggressive media reporting for the backlash, Singh said the road accident and resultant media reports had led to a scare among the Sikh truckers in the US.

Media in the US had been quoting the police authorities accusing the trucker of being under the influence of d

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