Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Joins 15,000 Sikhs and Wears Turban Today, Sunday April 6, During Baisakhi Celebration

City of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to don turban this Sunday, April 6, at the Press Conference during the Sikh Celebration of Baisakhi. Over 15,000 will attend the Los Angeles Sikh Baisakh

The press conference will include remarks by:

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; Mayor of Amritsar, India Shwait Malik; California State Board of Equalization Chair Judy Chu; California State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas; California State Assembly Member Mike Eng; Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard C. Parks; and other local and national Sikh dignitaries.

The event will finish with a festive and colorful parade through the heart of downtown Los Angeles, beginning soon after the press release finishes - approximately 2:30 pm. The Baisakhi celebration is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Kirtan Singh Khalsa at (310) 990-4573.

-- Sikhs have lived in California over 100 years and own and farm much of
its fruits and vegetables.
-- Sikhs are noted for their distinctive dress, their turbans.
-- More than 99% of all persons in America wearing turbans are Sikhs.
-- America's first Asian US Congressman was a Sikh
-- A Sikh invented Fiber Optics
-- A Sikh patented the Angioplasty Process.
-- Fashion Designer Kenneth Cole features turban in Ad Campaign to make a
social statement and increase Sikh Awareness

Contact: Sikh Dharma International
Of Los Angeles
Kirtan Singh Khalsa
(310) 990-4573
kirtans@kiit.com

PRNewswire -- April 6, 2008
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Source: Sikh Dharma International

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