Outrage after Republican representative disparages Sikh prayer in the US House

Mary Miller had first mistaken Giani Singh for a Muslim and said it was deeply troubling' he was allowed to lead prayer

A Republican congresswoman is facing widespread backlash after saying that a Sikh should not have conducted a prayer in the US House.

Mary Miller, an Illinois representative, on Friday published - then deleted - a post on X saying that Giani Singh, a Sikh Granthi from southern New Jersey, should not have delivered the House's morning prayer.