A  team of 100 law makers in the United States headed by New York Congress leader, Joseph Crowley, have penned down a letter to the Department of Justice to seek Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s intervention in the hate crimes against the Sikh community in the country.

The law makers, in their letter, have opined that FBI can gather the data on the hatred against this community and the possible measures to avoid such racial attacks.

Crowley has said that most of the countrymen were in a misconception that these people were associated with extremism only due to their distinct identity and appearance.

It has to be mentioned that several incidents of attacks against Sikhs and their religious institutions came to light in many parts of  America within a year. The areas even include the famous destination, New York. It may be recalled that even two Sikhs were even allegedly murdered.

The current letter by the legislators requested the FBI to even update the information pertaining to hate crime rate.  The letter even said that excluding Sikhs in hate crime data will weaken the security of Sikh-American community.

The worst part is that even in computer games such as GTA 3, the player-1 (who will be deployed on a destructive mission) will have the option to stop the cab, hit the driver and steal it.  The driver animations in this game will have Sikh appearance with turbans. (Phani)