A Sikh man who was kicked out of Wimbledon’s centre court because he was ‘making other people feel uncomfortable’
According to an official statement issued by the Wimbledon Management stated
‘We can confirm that a gentleman was asked to leave The Queue at 4.42am this morning (Friday) after a number of complaints from his fellow queuers about his behaviour.
He has previously been warned about his conduct in The Queue on up to six separate occasions during this year’s Championships.
We do acknowledge, however, that in this instance the event safety staff could have provided a better explanation to him. Happily, the same person has been in the Grounds today (Friday) watching the tennis.’
However the anger Sikh took to Facebook to voice his anger at being thrown out and accused the club of racism and wrote ‘Kicked out of the overnight camping line for centre court Wimbledon line “because you make some people around you uncomfortable, so we’re gonna have to report you and ask you to leave immediately, sir”. All I wanted was to peacefully chill and patiently await an opportunity to re-enter the hallowed grounds and see the decorated surface while Roger and Milos scamper and glide across it.’
In a exclusive interview with Metro.co.uk he said ‘I felt awful. I felt like I should’ve fought and negotiated but I backed down and silently left.’
‘I don’t feel like I’m ever going back now. It’s still one of my favorite tournaments but can no longer definitively say it’s a lifelong dream to play on centre court.’
He added: ‘While I was in the queue, I befriended other people who were alone and we started talking.
‘None of them gave me the body language that would indicate I should stop talking. I only spoke to people adjacent to me and everyone was fine.’
