Annual Reception – 26th November 2002
The Sikh Forum celebrated its fifteenth Annual Dinner in the distinguished company of Commissioner Sir John Stevens, the Head of the Metropolitan Police who addressed the function.
Various luminaries also attended the event including:
- The Right Honourable The Viscount Slim
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force, The Lord Craig
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Janet Paraskeva, Chief Executive of The Law Society
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His Excellency Mr Ronen Sen, High Commissioner for
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The Right Honourable Lord Dholakia
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The Right Honourable Lord Justice Auld
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The Right Honourable Lord Justice Keene
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The Right Honourable Lord Justice Brooke
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The Right Honourable Baroness Butler-Sloss
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Sir Keith Povey
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Sir David Calvert-Smith, Director of Public Prosecutions
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His Honour Justice Mota Singh
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The Right Honourable Sir John Wheeler
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Mr Reuben Singh
President of The Sikh Forum, Ranjit Singh OBE, graciously thanked Commissioner Stevens for the progress made in building police relations with ethnic minority communities and introducing greater transparency within the force under his stewardship. The reception was held exactly one week after the five hundred and thirty third anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism. His teachings are based upon solidarity, equality and tolerance.
Ranjit Singh said, “It is wonderful that the Sikh Forum has continued to attract such distinguished company after all these years. We are truly grateful for the support we have received. I am proud of the contributions made by this charity to British society and would like to pledge our unending commitment to strengthening community cohesion in all areas of public life”.
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