British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
London: The office of British Prime Minister Kier Starmer on Friday apologized for the ‘mistake’ in organizing Diwali at the Prime Minister’s official residence and office 10 Downing Street. Let us tell you that some British Hindus had objected to the serving of non-vegetarian food and liquor during Diwali celebrations. Although the statement did not directly address the menu of the event, a spokesperson for Starmer’s office said the team assured the community that this would not be repeated in the future.
‘We assure that this will not happen again’
A Downing Street spokesperson said: ‘The Prime Minister was delighted to welcome diverse communities celebrating Diwali to Downing Street. He praised the significant contribution the British Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities have made to our country and the Government’s inspiration for its shared values of hard work, ambition and aspiration. There was a mistake in organizing the event. We understand the strength of emotions on this issue and therefore apologize to the community and assure them that this will not happen again.
MP Shivani Raja wrote a letter to PM Starmer
Let us tell you that this statement has come a day after British Indian Conservative Party MP Shivani Raja sent a formal letter to Starmer, in which she has expressed concern that the Diwali celebrations organized at 10 Downing Street ‘infringes the customs and traditions of many Hindus’. It was not according to. His letter posted on social media reads, ‘I think this is a bad thing about this year’s event. This was accompanied by a disappointing lack of knowledge about the customs and traditions held dear by many British citizens.’
Diwali gathering was organized on 29th October
In a letter to Starmer, Shivani said, ‘As a Hindu representing thousands of Hindus in my constituency of Leicester East, I am deeply saddened to hear that this year’s festival has been surrounded by negativity because of this blunder. ‘ Let us tell you that the event held on October 29 was the first Diwali gathering in Downing Street after the Labor Party was elected four months ago.
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