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India Day celebrations delay
The Mercury
|August 13, 2025
ONE of Ireland’s largest celebrations of Indian culture was postponed following “violent attacks” on the community in recent months, the Ireland India Council which promotes ties between the countries announced Monday.
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“We feel that the situation at the moment for holding India Day is not conducive,” the cultural and trade association’s co-chairman Prashant Shukla told reporters after a meeting with Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris.
The celebrations, scheduled for Sunday, have been organised by the council in collaboration with the Irish government since 2015 and feature various cultural performances.
Shukla said the decision to postpone the event was “very difficult” but was taken for the “safety” of the community.
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