London mayor Sadiq Khan's enchantment to Hindus, Muslims in UK. It is private for him | World News

London mayor Sadiq Khan appealed to Hindu and Muslim communities to "not enable the politics of the sub-continent to spill over" into the UK.

“We ought to be eternally on our guard towards extremist forces who search to stoke up tensions between our communities for their very own egocentric ends. Everybody within the UK and world wide ought to have the appropriate to stay in peace and to follow their faith with out concern or threats,” the London mayor mentioned.

The enchantment got here after a spate of violent clashes between Hindu and Muslim communities within the japanese England metropolis of Leicester following an India-Pakistan cricket match.

Sadiq Khan urged towards letting "present or previous tensions, and the broader politics of the area, be used as a pretext to fire up hassle on our streets". "British Muslims and British Hindus ought to all the time be allies, not adversaries," he added.

Reflecting on his private journey, Sadiq Khan, born to a British-Pakistani household in South London, wrote, “My grandparents had been from India. My dad and mom from Pakistan. I used to be born and raised in London and am proud to name Britain my residence. However like many Londoners who can hint their household historical past to totally different components of the world, I really feel a powerful reference to my heritage, which implies each India and Pakistan are pricey to me and maintain a particular place in my coronary heart.”