First-ever Freedom Run marks Independence Day in London

August 15, 2017 12:17

Hundreds of members of the Indian diaspora in the UK took part in the first-ever Freedom Run to mark India's 71st Independence Day with the one-mile journey beginning from the historic Parliament Square in London.

The runners, sporting 'India@70' T-shirts and waving tricolour glow sticks, kick-started a one-mile journey from the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the historic square in the heart of the British capital to India Place at the Indian High Commission in London.

Just after midnight, the Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Y K Sinha, addressed the gathering as tea and samosas were served to all participants.

"We started at Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Parliament Square and have come over a mile to India House to commemorate this historic occasion 70 years of Indian independence we celebrate the massive achievements and great strides that India has made in the last seven decades," Sinha said.

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