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Diwali
PM Keir Starmer hosts Diwali party. Photo Courtesy: Insight UK X page

Meat, alcohol allegedly served during British PM's Diwali party, Hindus express 'displeasure'

| @indiablooms | Nov 10, 2024, at 06:55 pm

A large number of British Hindus expressed their displeasure after meat and alcohol were allegedly served at the Diwali party hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10, Downing Street.

Several top politicians and British Hindu leaders attended the event.

According to a post on X published by Insight UK: "This year's Diwali celebration at 10 Downing Street, hosted by PM Keir Starmer has sparked significant backlash after reports surfaced that alcohol and meat were served at the event. Without wanting to be named Hindu guests have reportedly expressed their shock and dismay at being served meat and alcohol during a religious celebration."

The Insight UK is a social movement of British Hindus and Indians

During former PM Rishi Sunak's Diwali event last year, meat and alcohol were not on the menu.

Satish K Sharma, a prominent British Hindu pandit, said the food served during the event left him disappointed.

He said no meat and alcohol had been served during Diwali celebrations on Downing Street for the past 14 years.

"I am disappointed and quite shocked that this year's celebration seemed to be an inebriated meat-induced stupor-dominated event. It's a tragedy that the prime minister's advisers would have been so careless and negligent," he said in a video post.

10 Downing Street did not comment on the issue so far.

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