Lord Adam Patel, a Labour peer and one of Britain’s most influential Gujarati Muslims, has come under fire from fellow community leaders for meeting the Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, on a visit to India, and inviting him to London.
He has been threatened with disciplinary action by the Council of Indian Muslims of which he is the founder and chief patron.
In a strongly-worded statement, its executive committee sought an explanation from Lord Patel as its members accused him of “cosying up” to Mr. Modi.
“In the urgent meeting called to discuss Lord Patel’s reported meeting, EC members expressed, disappointment, dismay and disbelief unanimously agreeing to wait until his return from India and give him an opportunity to explain his position,’’ it said.
Lord Patel led protests against Mr. Modi for his alleged role in the anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat and demanded his arrest during his visit to Britain in 2003. But he is now reported to be in favour of starting a dialogue with the Modi government.
Keywords: Lord Adam Patel, Britain Gujarati Muslims, Narendra Modi
Muslim leaders should forgive and forget the past and look forward to a
better future especially in view of Mr Modi's apology and assurance of
a new beginning. Congrats to Lord Adam Patel for his new approach of
friendship with Mr Modi and wish both successful diplomacy.
The Executive of the Council of Indian Muslims are making a mistake if they do not have any contact with Shri Modi because conversation leads to a dialogue where grievances are discussed and solutions can be found. It seems that all over the world Muslims have lost this ability to convince and only know the use of guns. This aggresive tendencies end up causing a lot of grief. Mulsim leaders in India should wake up to this and take the path of dialogue.
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