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“Indians in U.K. most law abiding”

LONDON: Describing the Indian community in the United Kingdom the “most law abiding,” Lord Swraj Paul said on Saturday the British establishment had no intention to tarnish the image of the community following the alleged link of two Indian doctors in the recent terror plots.

Referring to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s remarks that no stigma should be attached to the Indian community following the detention of the two doctors, Lord Paul, who is also British Ambassador for Overseas Business, described last week’s incidents “very sad.”

Lord Paul, who is also the Chancellor of Westminster and Wolverhampton Universities, assured the Asian community that “the British Government or the British establishment have no intention to think that there is something wrong either with the Indian community or Asian community. This is something remarkable about this country.”

He said: “The Indian and Asian community is the most law abiding in the country and it is a pity that something of this nature has happened and we are ashamed of it,” he said. Lord Paul, who was launching a new quarterly magazine NRI Achievers, lauded the achievements of NRIs despite several odds. At the glittering ceremony, Lord Paul also presented awards to some NRIs for their achievements. — PTI

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