Excerpt from CG+, reported by Rahul Khilnani on 15th May 2010: Read Full Article
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| Gurusharanlal Awasthi with UK’s foreign minister David Milliband (above) and Labour party MP Claire Ward (below) |
“I guess people in UK need to know more about our country. The increased awareness in UK about the growing opportunities in India will increase their respect towards our country,” says Awasthi. This labour party candidate, who is just about to be formally initiated into the political system of UK, is not new to the social or political scene back home in Mumbai. His father, Late Ramrup Awasthi, a Congressman, was a highly influential and greatly respected political leader and SEO from Chembur.
”I have been actively involved in politics and social development with my father since childhood. He was my inspiration and worked closely with local leaders from the area. I decided to settle down in London around 8 years back,” he informs and adds, “Chembur has witnessed various social welfare activities spearheaded by my father.
It is indeed a great personal accomplishment for me to stand for these elections here. I firmly believe that one should make meaningful contributions towards the society one lives in. Be it India or the UK. The issues that I have taken up in public are Anti Social Behaviour, Neighbhourhood Watch and Crime Prevention to name a few.”
