Last year was the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade act, a triumphant, landmark event the Hindu Council UK was pleased to support to the fullest extent.
As the Hindu community would champion any attempt to eradicate slavery, it is doubly unfortunate that some here in the UK used last year’s anniversary to look further afield for discriminatory practices, and chose in particular to launch specific attacks on the caste system of the Indian subcontinent…..