According to Singh, the choice belonged to the Sikh leaders.

The Sikh leaders on the other hand directed the people to wear them in the manner and length prohibited by the government.

Sikh leaders labeled the drama an insult to their faith, which has some 16 million adherents.

But hopes for the meeting were undercut by the refusal of two Sikh leaders to attend.

She maintained contact with Sikh leaders and Currie described her as "the rallying point of rebellion".

Sikh leaders say that more than 5,000 Sikhs have been detained over the last two to three years.

Some Sikh religious leaders consider the film offensive to their faith.

Rehabilitation of the deserters has been a major demand of Sikh leaders.

Some Sikh leaders have dismissed the police reports as exaggerations and Government propaganda.

However, Sikh leaders in Afghanistan claim that the total number of Sikhs are 3,000.