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Who is Uma Kumaran? UK Labour MP of Tamil origin calls out ‘blatant Islamophobia’ over Nick Timothy’s open iftar remarks

A political row has erupted in the UK after Labour MP Uma Kumaran accused Conservative MP Nick Timothy of “blatant Islamophobia” over his comments on a mass Muslim prayer held during a public iftar gathering in Trafalgar Square.

The controversy began after Nick Timothy, a Conservative MP, posted on X criticising the public prayer that took place on March 16. In his post, he described the gathering as “an act of domination” and argued that such religious expressions should not take place in public spaces.

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