Mayor Rejects Call to Exclude Hindu Nationalist-Linked Groups From Diwali Event

Sadiq Khan rejects calls to exclude Hindu nationalist group from Diwali celebrations

Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK (VHP-UK), also known as the World Council of Hindus UK, are on the official committee of organisers for the City Hall-backed Diwali celebrations in Trafalgar Square on Sunday

Mayor rejects call to exclude Hindu nationalist-linked groups from Diwali event

Sir Sadiq Khan's spokesperson said the Diwali in London Committee is made up of several different organisations which represent London's Hindu and Jain communities

Mayor rejects calls to exclude Hindu nationalist groups from Diwali celebration

Sir Sadiq Khan has decided not to exclude groups accused of “anti-Muslim hate” reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter City Hall The Mayor of London has rejected calls to sever ties with the UK wing of an organisation found by the UK government to have organised mass anti-Muslim violence in India. Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK (VHP-UK), also known as the World Council of Hindus UK in the English language, are on the official committee of orga…

Mayor rejects calls to exclude Hindu nationalist groups from London Diwali celebration

The Mayor of London has rejected calls to sever ties with the UK wing of an organisation found by the UK Government to have organised mass anti-Muslim violence in India. Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK (VHP-UK), also known as the World Council of Hindus UK in the English language, are on the official committee of organisers for the City Hall-backed Diwali celebrations in Trafalgar Square this Sunday (October 12). In 2002, a Foreign Office report found …