M Ghazali Khan London: Indian diaspora here marked the 75th Independence Day by a candlelit vigil at the India House and raising a huge ‘Resign Modi’ banner and then dropping it from the iconic Westminster Bridge.
In a statement they also claimed that: ‘Far-right Hindu supremacists in the UK including Priti Patel and Rishi Sunak do not speak for us!’ Holding candles and raising the ‘Resign Modi’ banner the participants assembled at the India House at 4-00 am and stayed there for about an hour.
Later they travelled to the iconic Westminster Bridge, opposite the British Parliament, and hung the banner from the bridge.
The event was organised by the human rights activists that work under the banner of South Asia Solidarity Group (SASG). The organisers have issued a statement giving the reasons for their demands for Modi’s resignation. Their demands read:
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