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S P Hinduja regrets Mandelson's resignation

S P Hinduja, chairman of the Hinduja group, on Wednesday said he was 'sad' to see Peter Mandelson's resignation as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

"I wish to reiterate that I have never at any time linked our support for the faith zone of the Millennium Dome with our request to Mandelson for information in 1998," Hinduja, who is currently in New Delhi, said in a statement in London.

He said, "The Hinduja Foundation was founded in 1944. It has worked tirelessly over the past decade, particularly to support multi-culturalism and cross-religious dialogue, hoping to create a better understanding in the world and thus reduce conflict."

"The Hinduja Foundation's support for the dome, since 1997, was in order to fulfil these objectives and for no other reason," he said in the statement.

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