Tributes are being paid to a 'pillar' of the Hindu community in Greater Manchester who co-founded a town's first temple after his death.
Shree Ramsinghji Sardarsinghji Kumpavat - the longest-serving member of the Indian Association of Oldham - died aged 85 in the early hours of Sunday morning, it has been announced.
In a statement, the association lamented a 'huge loss not only for our organisation but also for the whole community' and praised his 'selfless contribution' to the town and its people.
