Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Racial Attacks in Australia:When will they stop?

The recent spurt in attacks on Indians based in Australia has resulted in the death of 2 Indian students Nitin Garg and Ranjodh Singh.The deaths follow a spate of attacks last year on Indian students in Melbourne and Sydney that culminated in street protests and riots. Despite assurances by the Australian PM the number of attacks does not seemed to have slowed down at all.The Australian government is trying to downplay the incidents with the deputy PM Julia Gillard going so far as to say that such attacks happen in big cities around the world. Really Miss Gillard, are attacks around the world concentrated on a single race of people alone? The Australians are a racially motivated lot, be it on the cricket field or otherwise. The Australian Police is not doing much to defend the Indian Students nor will they let them take matters into their own hand. If that be the case what choice do the Indians residing there have?The Indian government must now take up this issue seriously with the Australian government and if necessary ask the United Nations to look into the matter. Racism cannot be tolerated.

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