Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, Chancellor Gordon Brown and leader of the Commons Margaret Beckett have distanced themselves from the commitment although Culture Secretary Chris Smith said he supports a referendum.
"Our concerns are first and foremost with Sunil and his family, " said Margaret Klawunn, vice president for student life and campus services at Brown University.
"Our concerns are first and foremost with Sunil and his family, " Margaret Klawunn, vice president for student life and campus services at Brown University, said last month.