The Tamil community has questioned the make-up of Croydon Council’s riot review panel.
The Croydon Tamil Business Forum (CTBF) feel the panel has too close a relationship to the Croydon Conservative Party and traders who were looted in London Road not represented.
CTBF chairman Dr Jeyanthan said: "Tamil and other minority community businesses were hit severely in the London Road riots but no one has thought to include any trader on the body looking at where things went wrong.
"Instead we have a judge with close relations with Conservative politicians through the Whitgift Foundation.
“We as a business body wonder just how independent such a body can be with its close connections with the Council and the Conservative Party and wonder why traders with direct experience of the troubles are excluded from representation."
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