British-Indian Chaman Lal becomes Lord Mayor of Birmingham

For the first time in Birmingham’s history, Chaman Lal, a British Indian citizen, has held the office of Lord Mayor. He is elected by the local councilors of the city in the West Midlands of England. Coming from the Ravidasia community of British Sikhs, Lal was born in Pakhowal village in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. He later moved to Britain where he was a local councilor for many years. The leader of the Labor Party was first elected in 1994. “It is a very proud moment for me and our family to be born in India as the son of an army officer but get to serve in Birmingham,” Lal said at a ceremony to be elected mayor last week. ”

“I am an adopted ‘Brumi’ and I never thought I would one day be Lord Mayor of my adopted town,” he said. I would like to thank my fellow councilors for electing me as the first citizen of myself and our great city, which is the highest civic role a councilor can hold.” . According to Birmingham City Council, Chaman Lal’s father Sardar Harnam Singh Banga was a British Indian Army officer who took part in an Italian campaign during World War II. Lal’s father came to England in 1954 and settled in Birmingham.

Chaman Lal came to England in 1964 with his mother Sardarni Jai Kaur and has been living in Birmingham ever since. Lal also started his own electronics business. He married Vidyavati in 1971 and they have three daughters and two sons. He joined the Labor Party in 1989 and participated in a number of social justice campaigns for equality and challenging discrimination.

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