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British lawmakers and Tamils celebrate Pongal in Westminster Source:Tamilguardian A host of British parliamentarians and other politicians joined the British Tamil community in Westminster on Monday to celebrate Thai Pongal in London. Lawmakers took to the stage and praised the British Tamil community, paying tribute to their contributions in several fields and reaffirmed their commitment to justice, accountability and self-determination. The event was inaugurated with the playing of Parai, traditional Tamil drums, by a group of musicians which was followed by speeches from British politicians as well as traditional Tamil cultural festivities such as Bharatanatyam and renditions of Carnatic music.  Organised by a cluster of British Tamil organisations, politicians from across the spectrum wished Tamils a happy Pongal and reaffirmed their commitment to justice and accountability. Speaking at the event, Britain’s Shadow Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, expressed his solidarity with Tamils and commitment to justice. “I marched for sanctions on apartheid South Africa… ...