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London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office on Friday apologized for the ‘lapse’ in the Diwali celebrations at 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s official residence and office. Some British Hindus had objected to the serving of non-vegetarian food and alcohol at the Diwali celebrations. Although the statement did not directly mention 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 you this won’t happen again.”
A Downing Street spokesperson said, “The Prime Minister was delighted to welcome the various communities celebrating Diwali at Downing Street. He appreciated the important contribution made by the British Hindu, Sikh, and Jain communities to our country and the government’s inspiration from shared values of hard work, ambition, and aspiration. A mistake was made 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 came a day after British Indian Conservative Party MP Shivani Raja sent a formal letter to Starmer, in which she expressed concern that the Diwali celebrations held at 10 Downing Street were not ‘by the customs of many Hindus’. Her letter posted on social media reads, ‘I think this is the worst part of this year’s event. This happened with a disappointing lack of information about the customs and traditions beloved of many British citizens.’
Diwali Sabha was organized on 29 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 marred by negativity due to this big mistake.’ Let us tell you that the event held on October 29 was the first Diwali gathering in Downing Street after the Labour Party was elected four months ago.
