Ramesh Kallidai
Ramesh Kallidaiis the former Secretary General of theHindu Forum of Britainwhich is the largest umbrella body representing BritishHindus.[1]Kallidai was the first Secretary General of the organisation. He has also served as a Commissioner of Integration and Cohesion to the British Government, appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.[2]In 2007, theEvening Standardreported that the then-secretary general of the HFB, Ramesh Kallidai, maintained a close association with Hindu nationalist organisations in India, including theVishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP).[3]Kallidai had spoken at a conference of theRashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghearlier in 2007, praising its founderM. S. Golwalkar,and in 2004 had defended the VHP in British parliament, describing it as a peaceful organisation.[3]
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- ^[1],11 Apr 2015, Report in the Sunday Guardian referring to HFB as the largest and fastest growing Hindu organisation in the UK
- ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 22 November 2015.Retrieved22 November2015.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link),25 Aug 2006, The Information Daily.com - ^ab"British Indian official linked to VHP".Hindustan Times.13 June 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 30 September 2007.