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Queen's India-born representative quits over controversy

PTI

An India-born representative of the British Queen Elizabeth II has resigned after his leaked personal emails showed him saying British-Pakistanis must be taught “basic common courtesy and civility”.

Paul Sabapathy, Britain’s first non-white lord lieutenant representing the Queen in the West Midlands for eight years, made the remarks in an email after attending an event at the Pakistan consulate in Birmingham on August 14 to commemorate Pakistan’s Independence Day, the Guardian reported.