Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Badar Azim: Does the Queen's ex-footman live in a slum?

The neighbourhood where former Royal footman Badar Azim is from in Calcutta, India
BBCBy Rahul Tandon-14 August 2013
Badar Azim with the Royal press secretary in front of Buckingham PalaceA man cuts hair near the residential complex where Badar Azim lives Recently, like many other journalists in Calcutta, I was trying to find the Queen's former footman, Badar Azim, who returned to India when his UK visa expired. British papers had written about his journey to Buckingham Palace from the "slums of Calcutta"... but this did not go down well with his family.
Local residents do not always see their surroundings as slums
Badar Azim played a public role, helping to announce the recent Royal birth