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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan gets a Bollywood welcome in Mumbai

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan gets a Bollywood welcome in Mumbai

Here's everything Sadiq Khan did on his Mumbai visit
04 Dec, 2017

Sadiq Khan may be in Mumbai for work but he's having twice the fun!

As a part of his #LondonIsOpen campaign - launched by the mayor to show that London is united and open for business - Khan is touring India and Pakistan to lead trade missions in both countries. The six-day trip involves visiting Mumbai, Amritsar, Delhi, Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

Sadiq Khan's first stop was Mumbai and so far it has been nothing less than Insta-worthy!

He checked out the QPR South Mumbai Junior Soccer Challenge...

... which is owned by Ranbir Kapoor, so you know they definitely met.

And the winners of the challenge go to London for Training so the mayor said 'hi' in advance.

"It’s an honour to support @QPRFC’s Talent Hunt and announce the first girls to win," he tweeted.

He made a trip to Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya (Gandhi Museum).

And in the evening, he met with the creative industry at a reception hosted in his honour by Mukesh Ambani and Karan Johar.

"An honour to meet cricketing legend - The Master Sachin," the Mayor tweeted. He even got to a chance to speak to the cricketer about his plans to make London the sporting capital of the world.

By creative industry we mean Bollywood celebrities!

He was quite excited to meet Amitabh Bachchan and captioned their photo: Fantastic meeting the godfather of Bollywood.

And of course it goes without saying that his meet with SRK was memorable. "Wonderful meeting acting legend Shah Rukh Khan," he wrote.

Kat seemed to have impressed him the most though, "Great to meet British Bollywood superstar Katrina Kaif. Her success is yet another example of the deep connection between our two great cities and our booming film industries."

Comments

Hassan Dec 04, 2017 02:02pm
Wow nice to see him..... he is a great ambassador of Pakistan....
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balaji Dec 04, 2017 02:20pm
@Hassan Please do him a favor , never mention this again.
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ahmed Dec 04, 2017 02:21pm
@Hassan Ambassdor of Pakistan , he is Mayor of lnadon representing London /England
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Babu Dec 04, 2017 02:27pm
Useless - They are just there for partying and Photo-ops.
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KAZIM REZA Dec 04, 2017 02:56pm
I am sure the teen aged girls were for Ranabir Kapur and prayed silently for Sadiq Khan for his graceful presence made such an audience for the heartthrob!
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Omar Dec 04, 2017 03:11pm
Atleast Sachin stood taller than someone, now that's something new for the fans...:)
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Fahimuel Dec 04, 2017 03:34pm
He is not a ambassador of Pakistan. He is a true ambassador of London and UK.
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Khan Dec 04, 2017 04:23pm
@balaji oh really ?
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Khan Dec 04, 2017 04:24pm
@balaji Don’t be upset !
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Amer RAO Dec 04, 2017 04:28pm
I wish and prayer for love n peace all over the world. And only we have to learn to appreciate others. Thank you Dawn for nice coverage.
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Komberi Dec 04, 2017 05:52pm
@Hussain As he is a person of Pakistani origin, there is nothing wrong in claiming the same. After all, he is one of the shining example from Pakistan.
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jayakumar Dec 04, 2017 06:51pm
@Hassan I thought he is an ambassador of the UK & London
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ahamed Dec 04, 2017 07:57pm
@Fahimuel But he shows Pakistani talent that can rise anywhere. Be proud of him.
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Sana Dec 04, 2017 08:07pm
@balaji Please do the world a favor, start learning backgrounds of people. Sadiq Khan has dual nationalities - an honour for him to represent Pakistan.
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Afzaal Dec 04, 2017 08:49pm
@balaji Agree, it is not necessary to limit him to Pakistan. Where as we Pakistanis must be proud of him but he has much broader agenda and prides himself working in interest of all communities. Yes calling him London's ambassador would be more appropriate. It is people like him who are keeping alive some sense of bond in a multicultural UK.
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Shazad Dec 05, 2017 02:37am
@Hassan He's British born and bred and represents London and England.
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syed Dec 05, 2017 02:56am
@Hassan He is pakistani first then British naturalized citizen. Therefore You are right ambassador and a grt pakistani creating good relations with the third world thinking like balaji.
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N abidi Dec 05, 2017 10:34am
Like to see the London mayor getting similar fanfare by pak artists and poltician ! Very important to build bridges!
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RamG Dec 05, 2017 12:28pm
That reception was for Mr.Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London.
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Aamer Dec 05, 2017 02:49pm
@balaji The Mayor of London has Pakistni origin and is very proud of it. He wont be insulted if we call him ambassadr of Pakistan. He is very proud to be called British Pakistani.
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