Bollywood star, Anuradha Paudwal is backing the #SaveGujarati campaign launched by Labour MP, Gareth Thomas. At a reception in Parliament as part of her UK Tour, Anuradha Paudwal met with Labour MPs Gareth Thomas, Virendra Sharma (Ealing Southall) and Jon Ashworth (Leicester South) to talk about her upcoming tour, their work in Parliament and the campaign to protect the teaching and examination of Gujarati in the UK schools system.
In the last two weeks, over 6,500 people have signed the open letter to the government calling for the support for the teaching of languages like Gujarati to be protected as they represent an important connection between the UK and India. The petition can be found at www.gareththomas.org/save_gujarati.
Gareth Thomas, MP for Harrow West said, “It’s fantastic to have such a big name from Bollywood back our petition to protect this vital language in the UK. I have been moved by the number of people who have signed the letter or got in touch to tell me their stories about how learning Gujarati has affected and benefitted their lives. I want to thank Anuradha Paudwal for her support of the campaign and I hope she enjoyed the event and tour in Parliament."
