PHOTO NEWS: DAVID CAMERON WORSHIPS AT SIKH TEMPLE, HOURS AFTER RECEIVING BLESSING FROM PASTOR ADEBOYE

Few hours after receiving a blessing from the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Adeboye, at the Festival of Light, British Prime Minister, David Cameron worshiped at a Gurdwara (a Sikh temple) in Gravesend Kent.

Cameron took along his wife, Samantha, who was celebrating her 44th birthday, for the visit to the temple in Gravesend, where they joined around 3,000 worshipers on a parade to celebrate Vaisakhi, a spring festival.

During the visit to the temple, the couple wore brightly coloured clothes, in line with tradition on Vaisakhi.

They removed their shoes to walk into the temple, where they queued up to kneel before an alter, and say prayers as they made an offering of coins.

Mr and Mrs Cameron were separated, with the Prime Minister joining men on the right of the temple and his wife going to the women’s side on the left.

The couple chatted with the temple’s leaders before going into another room where Mr Cameron delivered a speech.

He told the audience the Vaisakhi festival was a “big, bold” sign of their devotion.
“I wanted to make sure Downing Street was part of this too, and I’m proud to be the first Prime Minister to host a Vaisakhi reception at Number 10,” he added.
“And I’ll tell you what – if I’m back there as Prime Minister, I’ll keep bringing the community, the colour and the celebrations there, again and again.

“And I’m sure my children will carry on stealing the jalebi (sweets) too!”

Political parties in the UK are eager to court the Sikh vote, with polls suggesting they are the religious group most likely to participate in elections.

There are an estimated 420,000 Sikhs in the UK, and while ethnic minorities traditionally support Labour, there are suggestions that members of the Sikh community may be open to be wooed by the Tories.