Hyderabad, Oct. 8 -- Hindus for Human Rights UK (HfHR-UK) slammed the mayor of London Sadiq Khan for organising the official Diwali celebrations with the Hindutva organisation Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the likes. The organisation demanded that he must "cut off all ties" with them.

In October 2024, the London Mayor had come under scrutiny for co-organising the London Diwali event with the British counterpart of the Hindutva group, VHP UK which the UK government in its reports critiqued for its involvement in Islamophobic violence in India, stating that it has all the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing.

While the Diwali celebrations were condemned by several British Indian organisations, HfHR-UK called it going "beyond the red line".

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