Prime Minister Visits National Sikh Museum
Comments(4)PM Gordon Brown visits Sikhs in Derby…
On Tuesday 13th April, Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling visited the National Sikh Heritage Centre & Holocaust Museum, and the Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Derby. They were initially greeted by young Sikh children prior to addressing the Sikh community. During the visit, the party took time to view the exhibitions in the Museum, which highlighted the huge contribution of Sikhs in the UK. 83,000 Sikhs died in the World Wars and a further 109,000 were injured.
In conjunction with the Royal Air Force and the British Army, the Museum has exhibits showing this amazing history.
Sikh women were also involved in the Suffragette movement in the UK, and Sikhs today contribute widely to the richness of society in the UK.
The Prime Minister answered questions regarding issues that Sikhs feel strongly about and in a short interview, he commented on the humanity of Sikhism, and his strong regard for the Sikh community. Alistair Darling and Margaret Beckett took a more in-depth tour of the Museum, where they discussed the many facets of Sikh History exhibited there.
The short exclusive interview will be released soon.
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Very good cries i like the photos, well done
crise can you put some description on these pictures
i missed this in the local news
The visit was kept very low key for obvious reasons. As for the report on the visit to the Museum, I think it was overtaken by both the visit to the Derby College and the PM having to discuss the Conservatives Reforendum with his party. That said, all media avenues were approached by the NSM and Mr Baljit Singh has released a few press releases to the International Press.
However, below is the report of the vist by Sikhnet:
http://www.sikhnet.com/news/pm-gordon-brown-visits-sikhs-derby