India seeks action against apologists, backers of terror

LONDON : The Manchester attack and a little-known war memorial designed by architect Edwin Lutyens formed a poignant backdrop as British and Indian authorities gathered in the east Midlands city of Leicester on Thursday to pay homage to members of the Indian Labour Corps.

At the memorial in Victoria Park, Indian high commissioner YK Sinha laid a marigold wreath sourced from New Delhi, and mentioned the Manchester terror attack to call for coordinated action against terrorism in all its forms.

“The world needs to act not only against terrorists but also against its supporters, harbourers and apologists,” he said at the event attended by Leicester mayor Peter Soulsby and lord mayor Rashmikant Joshi.