Prime Minister David Cameron has sent his festive greetings to Britain's Sikh, Tamil and Sinhalese communities, celebrating Vaisakhi or their respective New Years on 14th April.
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1st Dec 2023 | Updated at 01:49am 1st Dec 2023
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The Sikhs of Southall joined hundreds of thousands of Sikhs across the country by taking to the streets on Saturday (April 11) to celebrate Vaisakhi.
Hundreds of visitors gathered at an iconic riverside building by the Tower Bridge, as London's Vaisakhi Festival adopted a new look and moved from Trafalgar square, for the first time.
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On 9th April 2015, the City Hindu Network (CHN) and the City Sikh Network (CSN) decided to come together to Host 'Hustings in the City', an event to bring political engagement directly to its people in London. Asian Voice was the media partner.
