[Crimson Dynamo]

This happened last week. How do you feel about it?

Rochdale Council, infamous for snubbing St Georges Day in 2010.




The Pakistani flag was raised outside Rochdale Town Hall yesterday, Pakistan Day, 23 March.

The Mayor of Rochdale Carol Wardle, Mayoress Beverley Place, Simon Danczuk MP, councillors, representatives of organisations, leaders and members of the Pakistani Community attended.

Whilst the flag has been raised outside the Town Hall for many years on Pakistan Day, the event proved controversial and created a storm of protest on social media.

The Sun columnist and Celebrity Big Brother runner up, Katie Hopkins became embroiled in a vitriolic row with Rochdale MP, Simon Danczuk.

Ms Hopkins said the raising of the flag is "not helping community cohesion", it is she added "inflammatory" - in light of the grooming cases that have come to light in Rochdale.

Mr Danczuk said to "equate every Pakistani with grooming is a racist slur". He added that he is proud of Rochdale's "community cohesion".

In an embarrassing mistake, the flag was initially raised upside down.

http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news...r-pakistan-day



@KTHopkins:Are these your friends too @SimonDanczuk? Is this why you are raising the Pakistani flag in Rochdale? 77 years inside