FEDERAL MP for Greenway Michelle Rowland spoke at a Sikh festival attended by about 10,000 people in Sydney on Sunday.
The festival of Vaisakhi at Martin Place celebrates a time when people of Sikh faith united and fought off the Mughal Empire.
Ms Rowland and the MP for Sydney, Tanya Plibersek joined the procession with the Sikh community from the Opera House to Martin Place where she delivered the speech on the contribution of the Sikh community in Greenway.
“As the MP of an area rich in culture and united in diversity, I realise the importance multiculturalism plays in our communities,’’ she said.
‘‘ A big part of this multicultural fabric is the Sikh community.
“I see this in the Sikh contribution to a variety of community initiatives, including fundraising, sport, the arts, community support groups and other cultural avenues.
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