Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, has met with members of the Tamil community in Milton Keynes on the day the festival of Thai Pongal begun.
Thai Pongal is celebrated worldwide by Tamils and runs from today (Friday 14th January) until Monday (17th January)
Ben is keen to engage with different community and faith groups from across his constituency and was delighted to speak to some of the Tamil community leaders in Milton Keynes.
He said: "I want to wish Tamils in Milton Keynes and across the UK and the world a very very happy Thai Pongal, and I hope it brings you happiness and prosperity.
"It was lovely to meet some of our Tamil community in MK virtually today and hear about their experiences and I look forward to being able to meet in person!"