Jaswinder Singh Dhaliwal was playing pool in the legion with two other friends. He was the only one with Patka.
Annemarie Blanchard, one of the three friends, told The Guardian they arrived at the legion around 10 p.m.
“We were minding our own business, playing pool. Once everyone started with the racist slurs, understandably, these two gentlemen, and myself, we all got very upset.” The Guardian quoted her as saying.
“I got them out of there. I was worried about their safety at that point.”
Legion has the policy requiring patrons to remove their caps. Both Sikh men removed their winter caps when they entered. But Dhaliwal was wearing Patka.
They were playing pool when a woman from the management approached them and allegedly asked Dhaliwal to remove his turban.
"I was like no man, it's my religion, and in my religion, I always cover my hair. And I can't do that," Dhaliwal told CBC News.
He added, "They told us you have to remove your turban because this is our rules."
His friend, Sunny Pannu told CBC News: "We said, Ok. We remove our winter hats because we respect your rules, but you should understand our thing also. They said no, it's not about your religion, you have to follow our rules."
The Canadian woman, however, claimed that when she first asked the Sikh man to remove the turban, she thought it was just a normal headgear.
Legion president Stephen Gallant told The Guardian the branch policy is consistent with the legion policy across Canada. “We abide by those rules. What happened Wednesday night was an unfortunate incident. Hopefully, it’s corrected now,” said Gallant who was apologetic about the incident.
