Moraji Desai visits Southall in London

Title

Moraji Desai visits Southall in London

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

8 Jun 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:08

Description

Moraji Desai, Prime Minister of India, visits Southall in London. He is greeted by crowds, with jeers and shouts of protest. John Armstrong reports on the reasons for his hostile reception, which are given by the Indian community as the lack of equal rights and the mistreatment of Indians in India. Hinduism and the Indian Government are blamed.

Contributors

John Armstrong

Keywords

London; Religion; Interethnic relations; International relations; Southall; Prime ministers; Hinduism; Caste; Moraji Desai

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