Sikh man kicked out of Wimbledon for making people ‘uncomfortable’

A 20-year-old Sikh man was kicked out of an overnight queue to watch the Wimbledon tennis championships as he apparently made other people around him "uncomfortable".

Govindpal Kooner took to Facebook last week to voice his anger at being thrown out and claimed it was an act of racism, cases of which have reported a rise in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the EU.

He wrote on Friday, "Kicked out of the overnight camping line for center 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'.

"Post-Brexit racism and the overt rise of neo-fascism. Please advise how best to report this," he said.

The sportsman who himself dreams of playing professional tennis was eventually allowed to enter the ground after re-queuing in the line a few hours later and made an official complaint about his treatment.

"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 center court," he was quoted as saying by Metro.

Dozens of people responded to his post saying he should report the "discrimination" to the police.

A Wimbledon spokesperson said, "We can confirm that a gentleman was asked to leave the queue at 4.42am this morning after a number of complaints from his fellow queuers about his behavior."

He has previously been warned about his conduct in The Queue on up to six separate occasions during this year's Championships.