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‘Put blame where it should be’: British MP Bob Blackman slams 2022 Leicester riots report blaming Hindus

The report, compiled by the National Community Tension Team, claims that factions within the Hindutva movement have joined hands with far-right activists in the country, including British extremist Tommy Robinson British Member of Parliament Bob Blackman has slammed a report claiming that Hindu communities in the UK had a role to play in the 2022 Leicester riots. which accused the British Hindu communities of having ties with “far-right organisations” over their “shared hostility toward Muslims.” Blackman said, “I raised the NPCC’s report which blamed Hindu extremism for the Leicester riots in 2022. pic.twitter.com/xHTjmPy1qu — Bob Blackman March 31, 2025 About the riots ​In August and September 2022, England’s Leicester experienced significant civil unrest between the city’s Hindu and Muslim communities. The report, compiled by the National Community Tension Team, claims that factions within the Hindutva movement have joined hands with far-right activists in the country, including British extremist Tommy Robinson.

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