Cosmopolitan Clubs say they will not criticise a Manurewa club for banning turban-wearing Sikhs, even as the Human Rights Commission calls it "a blast from the past" and "deeply" disappointing.
South Auckland's Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to keep a ban that prevents Sikhs from entering its premises.
The issue has been ongoing since last year when the club kept Karnail Singh out of a function held in his honour because he would not remove his Sikh turban.
Is the Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club within its rights to enforce a headwear ban?
Is the Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club within its rights enforcing a headwear ban?
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