I have faced racial profiling in US: Premji

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">NEW YORK: Indian IT major Wipro''s Chairman, Azim Premji, has complained of profiling every time he went to an airport in the US to catch a flight, but said he does not find himself discriminated against due to his religion in India.<br />When asked, during an informal luncheon meeting with journalists and academics whether he feels being Muslim is a disadvantage in India, Premji said he considers himself an Indian first and religion does not enter his mind.<br />He said he would not be holding the position of chairman of a software company if he had been discriminated against in India.<br />"But since I have come to the United States, I have gone to airports four times to catch flights and each time I have been profiled because my name shows I am a Muslim," he said. <br />And then he added jokingly, "I think I should change my name to A Premji." <br />Asked whether Indians feel discriminated against in Germany as reports had suggested that foreigners are being targeted, Premji said those he spoke to were happy and did not feel disadvantaged. <br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Related story:</span> <br /><img src="/images/ticker.gif"> <a href="/articleshow.cms?art_id=27202674">Rohinton Mistry ends US tour over racial profiling</a> </img></div> </div>