The Donald Trump administration set a Presidential 1776 Award competition on the occasion of America's 250th birthday which was meant to be a civic contest for high school students. Connecticut's Aangad Singh entered the competition in February, reached the final eight but did not get the award. His family thinks it is because of his turban and Sikh background, Notus reported. Aangad was not in the top three, while other competitors said they thought Aangad was the winner. The Singhs did not immediately cry foul, though they had confidence in Aangad. They waited for the live telecast of the contest and now they claim that they were shocked to find that some of Aangad's correct answers were labeled wrong.
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