The deputy minister of Education, U Win Zaw Htun, said the students from the Sikh community in Myanmar would not be allowed to sit in the matriculation examination. He told the parliament on 17 March that Sikh students, who are required to wear turban under their religious belief, would not be issued the university entrance certificate if they want to use photo with turban for the certificate. U Win Zaw Htun made the comment in response to a question on the issue by an MP from Sanchaung Township, U Bo Bo Oo. The minister said the ban was due to difficulty to identify the features of a turban-clad person. He said there was a risk of university entrance certificate issued to a wrong person. Satpal Singh, a member of Sikh community said removing turban is deemed as an insult to the religion. The turban is mandatory for all male members of his community. A Sikh social media user, Cobra Tigi, said the ban was in breach of the Chapter 8 of the current constitution adopted in 2008. The chapter is about fundamental rights of the citizen, and it freedom to practise individual religious practices. According to some estimate about 5000 people of Sikh live in Myanmar. Reference: Pyithu Hluttaw Facebook