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LONDON: UK’s minister for Indo-Pacific has said that the safety and security of foreign diplomats is of utmost importance, her comment coming after extremists prevented Indian high commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami from entering a gurdwara in Glasgow on Friday.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan posted on X that she was “concerned to see that the Indian high commissioner was stopped from meeting with the gurdwara committee at the gurdwara in Glasgow”, adding, “The safety and security of foreign diplomats is of utmost importance and our places of worship in the UK must be open to all.”
The Indian high commission in London issued a statement that it had reported the “disgraceful incident” outside the Glasgow gurdwara when Sikh extremists tried to open the Indian high commissioner’s car door (a major security breach) — preventing him from attending a function inside — to both the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and to the metropolitan police.
The Indian high commission said it urged UK authorities to take action against the culprits and revealed that it was only due to the quick reaction of one of the organisers of the event, who physically intervened at the car door, “that a bigger incident was avoided”.
The organisers of the event included senior community leaders, ladies, committee members and a member of the Scottish Parliament.
The diplomatic mission confirmed that three people — all from outside Scotland — “deliberately disrupted” a planned interaction organised by the committee of the Glasgow gurdwara in Albert Drive, which was being held for the community, the high commissioner and the consul-general of India in Edinburgh, Bijay Selvaraj. “This interaction was to discuss community and consular issues,” it said.
“They were threatened and abused by these elements. In an effort to prevent any altercation, the HC and CG decided to leave the premises shortly upon their arrival,” it said.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan posted on X that she was “concerned to see that the Indian high commissioner was stopped from meeting with the gurdwara committee at the gurdwara in Glasgow”, adding, “The safety and security of foreign diplomats is of utmost importance and our places of worship in the UK must be open to all.”
The Indian high commission in London issued a statement that it had reported the “disgraceful incident” outside the Glasgow gurdwara when Sikh extremists tried to open the Indian high commissioner’s car door (a major security breach) — preventing him from attending a function inside — to both the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and to the metropolitan police.
The Indian high commission said it urged UK authorities to take action against the culprits and revealed that it was only due to the quick reaction of one of the organisers of the event, who physically intervened at the car door, “that a bigger incident was avoided”.
The organisers of the event included senior community leaders, ladies, committee members and a member of the Scottish Parliament.
The diplomatic mission confirmed that three people — all from outside Scotland — “deliberately disrupted” a planned interaction organised by the committee of the Glasgow gurdwara in Albert Drive, which was being held for the community, the high commissioner and the consul-general of India in Edinburgh, Bijay Selvaraj. “This interaction was to discuss community and consular issues,” it said.
“They were threatened and abused by these elements. In an effort to prevent any altercation, the HC and CG decided to leave the premises shortly upon their arrival,” it said.
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