Like we have laws against caste violence and violence against women. It will be a long fight, but it needs to begin. His response is not surprising. Like when he responded to the killing of two little dalit children in Haryana in an act of casteist violence with the unforgettable: “If somebody throws a stone at a dog, then the Central government is not responsible. Similarly, some of us are appalled by racism as well. It’s because they are “culturally different”, of course, they do drugs, their girls are easy! Stereotypes fuel racism and make racist violence strangely acceptable. In fact, Delhi’s then law minister Somnath Bharti even conducted a midnight raid on a Delhi neighbourood that had many African residents, attempting to bust a “drugs and prostitution” racket, where several African women were reportedly manhandled and molested. Parameshwara said the same: it had “nothing to
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Like other civilised countries have done. Similarly, some of us are appalled by racism as well. “As responsible citizens let us question them and their motives. Does it mean we can be murdered happily by the locals when we visit other countries After the Tanzanian girl was attacked and stripped in Bengaluru, MEA spokesman Vikas Swarup called it an “isolated incident” that had more to do with road rage. India is a fine mesh of tolerance and intolerance of many hues. For example, the Delhi police is arresting those accused of attacking Africans, but apparently no one has been charged with racist abuse.Let alone fight the stereotype that Africans are involved in crime, state governments seem to encourage it. But you smell the terrible violence lurking behind it, and try to stay away. Our racism is spiked with casteism, classism and colourism. Some of us are more racist than others. Nigerians, specially, have been badly treated and deeply harassed in places like Goa. Singh, Retired, minister of state for external affairs.
”The way we respond to racism shows how disinterested we are in solving the problem. Students from the Northeast have been attacked physically, sexually and verbally for years. The question to ask is this: why is a racist, casteist, sexist, intolerant, insensitive and indiscreet man our minister of state for external affairs A little background for those who have come in late.K. And Dayanand Mandrekar, senior BJP leader and Goa’s art and culture minister, said: “The Nigerians are like cancer. Karnataka home minister G. On May 20, the eve of his birthday, Masunda Kitada Oliver, 23, a student from Congo, was beaten to death by a mob in a posh Delhi neighbourhood.
Of course we are not surprised that the good general will look at incidents of beating up Africans in Delhi as inconsequential — he has seen the dance of death in battlefields, he may have a different perspective on violence.But the fact that our government, which is busy doing the peacock dance to woo the world, doesn’t see the urgent need to deal with our racism is shocking.| ANTARA DEV SEN Published: May 31, 2016, 11:08 pm IST Updated: May 31, 2016, 11:08 pm IST Are we racist Of course we are. Because being racist is bad enough, but denying it and trying to silence the media when it reports on racist violence is much worse. And the first step is to recognise the enemy within. Sure. Killings are rare, but not unheard of — like the murder of Nido Tania, 21, a student beaten up by a lynch mob in Delhi in 2014.
