{"id":84793,"date":"2022-01-21T18:34:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T18:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=84793"},"modified":"2022-01-21T19:29:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T19:29:57","slug":"british-lawmakers-and-tamils-celebrate-pongal-in-westminster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/british-lawmakers-and-tamils-celebrate-pongal-in-westminster\/","title":{"rendered":"British lawmakers and Tamils celebrate Pongal in Westminster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-title\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px;\">British lawmakers and Tamils celebrate Pongal in Westminster<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84794\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/British-lawmakers-and-Tamils-celebrate-Pongal-in-Westminster-1-e1642787863273.jpg\" alt=\"British lawmakers and Tamils celebrate Pongal in Westminster 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #333399;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tamilguardian.com\/content\/british-lawmakers-and-tamils-celebrate-pongal-westminster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tamilguardian<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A host of British parliamentarians and other politicians joined the British Tamil community in Westminster on Monday to celebrate Thai Pongal in London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Lawmakers took to the stage and praised the British Tamil community, paying tribute to their contributions in several fields and reaffirmed their commitment to justice, accountability and self-determination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The event was inaugurated with the playing of Parai, traditional Tamil drums, by a group of musicians which was followed by speeches from British politicians as well as\u00a0traditional Tamil cultural festivities such as Bharatanatyam and renditions of Carnatic music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84795\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/British-lawmakers-and-Tamils-celebrate-Pongal-in-Westminster-2-e1642788271607.jpg\" alt=\"British lawmakers and Tamils celebrate Pongal in Westminster 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"364\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Organised by a cluster of British Tamil organisations, politicians from across the spectrum wished Tamils a happy Pongal and reaffirmed their commitment to justice and accountability.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Speaking at the event,\u00a0<em>Britain&#8217;s Shadow Foreign Secretary, David Lammy,<\/em>\u00a0expressed his solidarity with Tamils and commitment to justice.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84796\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/British-lawmakers-and-Tamils-celebrate-Pongal-in-Westminster-3-e1642788498139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8220;I marched for sanctions on apartheid South Africa&#8230; I am demanding sanctions be imposed on Sri Lankan war criminals&#8221;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8220;We believe in internationalism, multilateralism and the rule of law. That means you must be held to account for atrocities committed against innocent, decent people&#8221; .<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8220;As a fellow member of a minority community, I pay tribute to the Tamils.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">His sentiment was shared across parliamentarians with the leader of the\u00a0<em>Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey,<\/em>\u00a0emphasising\u00a0<strong>&#8220;it&#8217;s time to get tough on Colombo&#8221;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84797\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/British-lawmakers-and-Tamils-celebrate-Pongal-in-Westminster-4.jpg\" alt=\"British lawmakers and Tamils celebrate Pongal in Westminster 4\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8220;It was a genocide and we must fight for human rights,&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8220;We have so much more to do hold Sri Lanka officials to account such as Magnitsky sanctions&#8221;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Chairman of the Conservative Party Oliver Dowden<\/em>\u00a0paid tribute to the role of the Tamil community in British national life and said,<strong>\u00a0\u201cTamils are an integral part of national British life. We thank Tamils for their contribution.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">MP for Ilford South and Shadow Transport Minister, Sam Tarry, also stressed\u00a0the need for sanctions on Sri Lankan war criminals.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;One day we will see a demilitarised, self-determined Tamil homeland&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We want to see clear actions. We want to see magnitsky sanctions against war criminals. Under Labour human rights will not be compromised&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tarry further stressed that this year we want\u00a0&#8220;to see an abundance of campaigning for human rights, democracy and self-determination for Tamils in Sri Lanka&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84800 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/British-lawmakers-and-Tamils-celebrate-Pongal-in-Westminster-5.jpg\" alt=\"British lawmakers and Tamils celebrate Pongal in Westminster 5\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84807 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pongal-Westminster12.jpg\" alt=\"Pongal Westminster12\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84808 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pongal-Westminster14.jpg\" alt=\"Pongal Westminster12\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84809 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pongal-Westminster15.jpg\" alt=\"Pongal Westminster12\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84810 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pongal-Westminster17.jpg\" alt=\"Pongal Westminster12\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84811 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pongal-Westminster18.jpg\" alt=\"Pongal Westminster12\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84812 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pongal-Westminster19.jpg\" alt=\"Pongal Westminster12\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84813 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pongal-Westminster20.jpg\" alt=\"Pongal Westminster12\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84814 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pongal-Westminster21.jpg\" alt=\"Pongal Westminster12\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84815 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pongal-Westminster22.jpg\" alt=\"Pongal Westminster12\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84816 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pongal-Westminster23.jpg\" alt=\"Pongal Westminster12\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&#8220;One in 12 doctors in the NHS are Tamil&#8221;\u00a0she noted. She thanked not only the doctors but Tamil nurses, social care workers and all those who have helped the government&#8217;s efforts.\u00a0&#8220;The NHS would fall without Tamils,&#8221;\u00a0she remarked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Elliot Colburn, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils\u00a0and\u00a0MP for Carshalton &amp; Wallington, spoke on the need to go beyond the UN resolution and hold Sri Lankan officials accountable for the war crimes committed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Wes Streeting, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom, emphasised the contribution of Tamils to British life and expressed concern over the dire human rights situation in Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Streeting added,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&#8220;The return of the Rajapaksa bodes ill for the future of the island for all.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&#8220;We will always stand by you in your pursuit of justice!&#8221;\u00a0said\u00a0Siobhain McDonaugh, MP for Mitcham and Morden.\u00a0She went on to\u00a0highlight\u00a0her long-standing commitment to Tamils and the need for accountability.\u00a0 &#8220;To this day no one has been held accountable&#8221; in Sri Lanka, she noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Dr Onkar Sahota, a member of the London Assembly, detailed his history of standing in solidarity with Tamils from the 1970s to today and his dedication to justice and human rights.\u00a0&#8220;We must get accountability for what happened in Sri Lanka,&#8221;\u00a0\u200bhe added.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British lawmakers and Tamils celebrate Pongal in Westminster Source:Tamilguardian A host of British parliamentarians and other politicians joined the British Tamil community in Westminster on Monday to celebrate Thai Pongal in London. 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