St Augustine MP Khadijah Ameen Calls For Unity And Religious Tolerance

Minister of Rural Development and Local Government and MP for St Augustine, Khadijah Ameen, is calling for greater unity, religious tolerance and respect among citizens, urging them to reject attempts to sow division along racial or religious lines.

At her constituency’s ‘Divali Mela’ celebration on Sunday, she highlighted the importance of preserving the community’s longstanding tradition of cultural and religious inclusiveness, as people from diverse backgrounds gathered to celebrate the Festival of Lights.

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“While there are other people in this country who will try to divide us, we must stay strong. We must stay united. We must remember that when we have a neighbour, we treat with our neighbour, and it doesn’t matter their race, their religion, their complexion. When we have Divali, we all participate. There are so many people here who are non-Hindus.”