Jatinder Singh – I Am Birmingham

Birmingham 2022 official Martin Green has come under fire for remarks he made about ethnic minority communities

Birmingham 2022 official under fire after suggesting city lacks large ethnic minority creative organisations

Staff ReporterApril 8, 2022April 8, 202201 mins

A Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games official has come under fire from community leaders after suggesting Birmingham does not “have enough large ethnically-led creative organisations” to help facilitate reaching out to more diverse communities. Martin Green, the Chief Creative Officer for the Games’ organising committee, was responding to a question about whether recent concerns from members of the…

Jatinder Singh, president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara, feels more needs to be done to engage the South Asian community

Sikh leader says South Asian community “ignored” by Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Rangzeb HussainApril 7, 2022April 8, 202201 mins

A prominent Sikh leader is concerned about the lack of engagement by the organisers of the Commonwealth Games with Birmingham’s South Asian community. Jatinder Singh, president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick, says the lack of diversity funding in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is worrying and claims requests to become involved have been ignored.

The Guru Nanak Gurdwara has described the vandalism of the Sikh soldier statue in Smethwick as "despicable"

Sikh temple describes vandalism of new Indian soldier statue as “despicable and cowardly act”

Staff ReporterNovember 9, 2018November 13, 201801 mins

The management of a Sikh temple who last weekend unveiled a brand new statue to commemorate the contributions of South Asian soldiers during the First World War, have described its recent vandalism as a “despicable and cowardly act”. Despite only being unveiled on Sunday, the 10ft bronze statue has already been vandalised, with graffiti appearing on the monument last night.

The Lions of the Great War statue has been vandalised, only a week after being unveiled

Brand new statue honouring Sikh soldiers vandalised, only a week after being unveiled

Staff ReporterNovember 9, 2018November 13, 201801 mins

A brand new statue of a Sikh soldier, unveiled last week to commemorate the contributions of Sikhs during the First World War, has been vandalised. Graffiti which has appeared on the monument displays the words ‘Sepoys no more’. Sepoys was a term used by the British Indian Army to describe a low-ranking cavalry trooper, many of…

Leader of Sandwell Council Steve Eling addresses the public in front of the new Lions of the Great War statue in Smethwick

Powerful ‘Lions of the Great War’ statue honouring WWl Sikhs unveiled in Smethwick

Ranjit DhillonNovember 4, 2018November 6, 201801 mins

A bronze 10-foot high statue of Sikh soldier has been unveiled in Smethwick, to honour over a million Indian soldiers who contributed to the Allied war effort during WWI. Hundreds of members of the public, as well as army and local government personnel, gathered to witness the grand unveiling of the prestigious monument.

A new 10ft monument to celebrate the contributions of Sikh soldiers who fought for Britain is to be unveiled in Smethwick on Sunday

VIDEO: 10ft monument to honour Sikh soldiers who fought during WWI to be unveiled in Smethwick

Staff ReporterNovember 2, 201801 mins

A new 10ft monument to celebrate the contributions of Sikh soldiers who fought for Britain is to be unveiled in the West Midlands this weekend. The ‘Lions of the Great War’ statue will be unveiled in Smethwick on Sunday 4th November, commemorating the lives of Indian soldiers who fought in World War One.