article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband's was accused of 'offensive' behaviour 'touching on racism' by a Sikh community leader yesterday after banning journalists from a place of worship.
article_snippet.sent: Behind closed doors: Ed Miliband's, donning a red head-covering to comply with Sikh customs, in secret footage from the Gurdwara .
article_snippet.sent: During the visit, Ed Miliband's would answer only a small number of questions from the Sikh press.
article_snippet.sent: Davinder Singh, an adviser to the Sikh Federation who attended the visit, said the attitude of Ed Miliband's team went against the ethos of the Labour leader faith.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Singh said Mr Singh suspected Mr Miliband was trying to ingratiate Mr Miliband with the Sikh community but was 'worried about the reaction of non-Sikhs' if Mr Miliband was seen in the headgear at the Leamington and Warwick Gurdwara. '
article_snippet.sent: There's a feeling that they wanted publicity within the Sikh community,' Mr Miliband added. '
article_snippet.sent: they wanted people to know Mr Miliband had ticked the box of visiting a Gurdwara – but that Mr Miliband didn't want publicity within the Sikh community to go any wider.'
article_snippet.sent: Mr Singh, whose organisation is urging politicians to sign up to a ten-point Sikh Manifesto, said it was disappointing that Mr Miliband had refused to pose for pictures or make a public statement about Labour's stance on Sikh issues.
article_snippet.sent: Was Mr Miliband going there for prayers?
article_snippet.sent: It showed that once inside, Mr Miliband took off Mr Miliband shoes and donned a red head-covering known as a ramal.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Miliband was also presented with a traditional orange scarf, or siropa, which is given as a mark of respect to dignitaries.
article_snippet.sent: But Mr Miliband held a brief Press briefing for three journalists from the Sikh media on Labour's battlebus.
article_snippet.sent: A Labour spokesman said: 'It is ridiculous and untrue to say that Mr Miliband did not want to be pictured at the Gurdwara. '
article_snippet.sent: the visit was widely covered by the national and Sikh press and many worshippers took pictures inside with Mr Miliband. '
article_snippet.sent: To respect worshippers in the prayer hall, Mr Miliband gave press interviews, including with the Sikh Federation, outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar.'
article_snippet.sent: But Mr Miliband said the visit contrasted with a visit by David Cameron in February to the Gurdwara, adding: 'People who were there said it was very different.
highlights_snippet.sent: Labour leader accused of 'offensive' behaviour during visit to Sikh temple .
  