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Sikh of the year’ award for Preneet Kaur 

LONDON: India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur, who is also the wife of former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, has been conferred with the prestigious Sikh of the year 2009 award citing “her outstanding contribution to the state of Punjab.”  

At the annual dinner of Sikh Forum International held at the House of Lords here, NRI businessman Lord Iltaf Sheikh presented the award to Kaur in the presence of a distinguished gathering including Lord Navnit Dholakia, Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. Others present at the function included Lord Viscount Slim, Justice Mota Singh, Ranjit Singh, OBE, President of the Forum, R S Baxi, founder of Europe’s leading recycling firm and winner of Asian of the year 2008 award, Surinder Aujla, NRI entrepreneur and Rami Ranger, leading NRI entrepreneur. 

Ranjit Singh presented a cheque for 10,000 pounds to a charity to help heroes families of those killed in action. The Forum had donated 32,000 pounds to the charity of Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, last year.

2 December 2009
 

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