Jasmer Singh Rai obituary

My father, Jasmer Singh Rai, who has died aged 94, was a businessman who tackled racism and worked for employment rights.

Son of Jaswant Singh and Tej Kaur, he was born in Moranwali, in the Punjab region of India, of Jat Sikh parentage, and arrived in Britain in 1955. He had, like his father, worked under the British Raj; his fluent English and quick mind had led to promotion as a civil supplies inspector.