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Sikh who removed turban to help wounded boy lauded worldwide
Auckland, May 17
A young Sikh from India who
did not hesitate to break religious protocol by removing his turban to
help an injured child bleeding profusely after an accident in New
Zealand's largest city of Auckland has earned worldwide praise.
Harman
Singh woke up on Sunday to hundreds of messages from around the world
praising his humanity. A picture of the 22-year-old Singh who broke
religious protocol by removing his turban to cradle a boy hit by a car
has turned him into an instant hero, the New Zealand Herald reported.
The
boy was going to school with his sister when the accident happened. The
accident happened outside his house in Takanini, South Auckland, on
Friday morning.
Singh has since received hundreds of Facebook
herograms from the US, Europe and India, he said. His story has been
shared tens of thousands of times on social media.
Singh, 22,
from India, is in Auckland studying a business course. His act was
considered a hugely significant because it breaks strict religious
protocol.
He was overwhelmed at the number of messages of support
from around the globe. "Total strangers are asking to be friends on
Facebook and thousands of people have said 'Well done'. I was only doing
what I had to and trying to be a decent member of the community."
Singh did not know the injured boy but hoped to hear from his family about his progress.