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Local Councillors of the West Midlands city council of England chose Councillor Indian-origin Chaman Lal to serve as Birmingham's first citizen, making
Birmingham, England—The city of Birmingham proudly announced its appointment of Councillor Chaman Lal as its first British-Indian Lord Mayor. The local councillors of the West Midlands city elected Lal, a prominent figure in the Ravidassia community of British Sikhs, to represent the city as its esteemed first citizen.
The Labour Party politician was first elected in 1994 and in the most recent local elections was re-elected Councillor for the Soho and Jewellery Quarter Ward.
Birmingham has got its first British-Indian Lord Mayor in Councillor Chaman Lal after the local councillors of the West Midlands city of England chose him to represent it as its first citizen.
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