UK Sikhs promote Interfaith |
On the 30th September, the British Sikh Association enjoyed a special dinner onboard HMS VICTORY, which was jointly hosted by the Admiral Sir George Zambellas, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff and Dr Rami Ranger MBE, Chairman of the British Sikh Association. The event celebrated the proud historical links the British Armed Forces have with the Sikh community going back 160 years. Starting with drinks and canapés on the Poop Deck, the guests also enjoyed themusic of the Royal Marines Band. Admiral Sir George Zambellas said it was a pleasure to host the British Sikh Association on board HMS VICTORY. This is a great maritime platform to celebrate the military history shared between the UK and India, founded in the ethos of courage and dedicated public service, with the values and standards and character of our war fighting spirit. It reflected on the extraordinary contribution that the Indian community has made. At the event, Dr Ranger said: it`s an honour for the Sikh community to be present in the very vessel which housed Lord Nelson and from where the Battle of Trafalgar was won. It was Lord Nelson who coined the immortal words “England expects every man will do his duty” and it is a strong sense of duty which runs deep in the Sikh ethos and more so to never turn the other cheek when one sees injustice being meted out. The British armed services have a proud reputation, the world over, for being a dutiful and just force and it is one that has earned Britain a place at the top table in the world. Indian High Commissioner to the UK Ranjan Mathai spoke of his happiness with strengthening Indo-British relations and was pleased to have had an Indian warship berth in London for the first time.
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