She describes her job as â??to carry the hopes and aspirations of thousands of Hindu families in the UKâ?. And in the performance of this role, Trupti Patel, president of the Hindu Forum of Britain, hasnâ??t been shy to rally her people to vote for one particular party. In an open letter on the forumâ??s website, Patel attacks Labour and the Lib Dems for insulting Hinduism by supporting legislation to outlaw caste discrimination. â??Only the Conservative party has stated that if they are in a majority government, then this piece of unwanted legislation will be repealed,â? she says, adding: â??In these elections, the very honour of your faith is in danger of being undermined.â? In short, vote Tory.
David Cameron has a longstanding relationship with the 600,000-strong Hindu community. Just three days before the general election, he was back at the temple in Neasden, north London, taking part in the ceremony. The Conservative Friends of India even rewarded him with his own campaign song in Hindi: â??The sky is blue and glorious. This is colour of Britainâ??s pride. Letâ??s join together with this blue colour. Letâ??s join together with David Cameron.â? Mind the contents of your stomach, it gets worse. â??Your dreams will be fulfilled; Heâ??ll keep his commitments; The job which David has started; Heâ??s determined to finish.â?
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