Thursday, 16 November 2023

Diwali

Ann-Marie HERMANS (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (10:01): Today I would first of all like to say happy Diwali to all the members of the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region. We enjoy a large population of Indian people in our area. Some are Hindus, some are Sikhs and there are many other religions amongst the Indian community. But this is a very special time of celebration in the south-east, and I thank them all for the wonderful contributions of fireworks and carnival activities and events that they have had and continue to have either within their families or in the actual community areas. So I just wanted to first of all say to them ‘happy Diwali’ and to acknowledge that that is a very special time for many people in my area.