Former council manager sues over alleged discrimination

A man who used to work for Birmingham City Council is accusing the organisation of discrimination on the basis of race, age and disability.

Rajpal Virdee performed the role of equalities manager for social services but was sacked for gross misconduct.

He suggests that Dr Mashuq Ally, the authority’s assistant director for equalities and human resources, victimised and sidelined him, partly because of his religion.