To the House of Commons for the Ramanavami Festival there as a guest of Minister of State Tony McNulty and Abhay Lakhani Parliamentary Advisor on Community Issues. Unfortunately Tony got called away to give a speech in the debating chamber and only joined us for the last few minutes of the event but the same Steve Pound MP from yesterday took his place as compere and host for the event along with Abhay. The event was focussed primarily on religious and cultural themes with a Ram pooja as well as Indian classical dance and music performances. These were interspersed with short addresses by various MPs and community leaders. General Secretary of Hindu Council UK Anil Bhanot made what I perceive as the biggest political contribution with a direct request to Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt who was in attendance to press the importance of preserving the Ram Setu bridge at the next Indo-UK Round Table that she will be attending in Delhi. The issues around this are quite interesting, it being a very real example of the intersection between Religion, Economics and the Environment. Overall the event was well executed and very informing packing much content into a short timeframe and bringing many aspects and sections of the British Hindu community together in a true masala.