Attack on High Commission: Envoy Doraiswami holds meeting with Indian community leaders in UK

After the Indian High Commission in the United Kingdom (UK) was vandalised on March 19, the High Commissioner of India to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, met with members of the Indian community who expressed concern over the event.

The meeting at India House on Monday was also attended by Deputy High Commissioner Sujit Ghosh, according to the Indian High Commission in London on Twitter.

“HC @VDoraiswamiand DHC @sujitjoyghosh interacted with concerned Indian community leaders at India House. Appreciated their solidarity following the attack on the High Commission on Sunday. @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @DrSJaishankar @indiandiplomats,” the official Twitter handle of the High Commission of India in London tweeted.

On Sunday night, the senior-most UK diplomat in New Delhi was called to express India’s strong concern at the acts of separatist and extremist forces against the Indian High Commission in London.

As the event became public, a rationale for the utter absence of British security that allowed these persons to enter the High Commission premises was required. In this context, the ambassador was reminded of the basic obligations imposed by the Vienna Convention on the UK Government.

“India finds unacceptable the indifference of the UK Government to the security of Indian diplomatic premises and personnel in the UK,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in an official press release.

The British High Commissioner Alex Ellis condemned the attack on the Indian High Commission in the United Kingdom today. He condemned the “disgraceful acts” and called them totally unacceptable.

“I condemn the disgraceful acts today against the people and premises of the High Commission of India – totally unacceptable,” British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis tweeted.