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UK Lawmakers Outraged Over Jay Leno Romney Joke vs. Sikh Holy Site

Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 09:24 AM

 

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LONDON — British lawmakers say Prime Minister David Cameron should complain to the United States about a Jay Leno routine that joked about the holiest site in the Sikh religion.

In a motion published at Parliament on Thursday, two legislators said Leno had shown a complete misunderstanding of the Sikh faith.

Leno made a joke on Jan. 19 on the "Tonight Show," when he showed a photograph of an impressive gold building and claimed it was Republican Mitt Romney's summer home.

The site was actually the Golden Temple, a revered Sikh site.

British opposition Labour Party lawmakers Virendra Shrama and John McDonnell proposed a motion demanding Cameron call on the United States to show more respect toward Sikhs.

The move does not compel Cameron to take any action.

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