Attack on Indian student in AUSTRALIA
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It seems Australian are more racist compare to US-Canada and even some of the European Country. It has been notice also on Cricket.
Unfortunately Indian government is very weak taking action on this kind of stuff.
Is there any online petition to file again racism in Australia?
Parth
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Posted on: 30-05-09 10:49:36
Amitabh Bachchan turns down Australian doctorate as mark of protest
30 May 2009, 1407 hrs IST, PTI
NEW DELHI: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has reacted to racial attacks on Indian students in Australia by rejecting an honorary doctorate offered to him by an Australian university. ( Watch )
The Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane had offered the 66-year-old veteran a doctorate for his contribution to the world of entertainment and Bachchan had earlier accepted the title.
The honour was to be conferred on the star in July as a part of celebrations to commemorate a retrospective of his films to be inaugurated in the city.
'I have been witnessing with great dismay and shock, the recent violent attacks on Indian students in Australia, on the electronic media the entire day,'
Bachchan wrote on his blog.
'I mean no disrespect to the Institution that honours me, but under the present circumstances, where citizens of my own country are subjected to such acts of inhuman horror, my conscience does not permit me to accept this decoration from a country that perpetrates such indignity to my fellow countrymen,' he added.
Australia has recently seen a series of attacks on Indian students, the most serious being the assault of Shravan Kumar, a 25-year-old student from Andhra Pradesh who is battling for life in a hospital here after being stabbed by a screwdriver by a group of teens in a weekend attack that also left three of his friends injured.
Just an observation and NO PUN intended.
"How come in all the attacks in USA and now in Australia predominantly TELUGU people are being attacked?".
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Originally posted by Vandematram
Just an observation and NO PUN intended.
"How come in all the attacks in USA and now in Australia predominantly TELUGU people are being attacked?".
I would think because large no of students from AP go abroad for their studies.
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http://www.smh.com.au/world/india-outraged-by-brutal-student-bashings-20090528-boxu.html
ATTACKS on Indian students in Melbourne have caused outrage in India and triggered a terse demand from the Indian Government that more be done to protect the tens of thousands of Indians studying in Australia.
In a strongly worded statement, India's Foreign Minister, S.M. Krishna, said he was "appalled" by the attacks and insisted authorities ensure the safely of Indian students.
Mr Krishna was responding to an apparently racially motivated attack on four Indian students earlier this week which left Sravan Kumar Theerthala fighting for his life in intensive care in a Melbourne hospital.
Earlier this month a 21-year-old student, Sourabh Sharma, was bashed by a gang on a Melbourne train, and last year two Indian students working as taxi drivers were seriously assaulted.
"We will also impress upon the Australian authorities that such attacks should not be permitted and that it is their responsibility to ensure the well-being and security of our students studying in Australia," Mr Krishna said.
He also sent India's High Commissioner to Australia, Sujatha Singh, to Melbourne to "assess the situation" and to ensure that those responsible for the latest attacks are "brought to book".
The attacks have received widespread publicity in India over the past two days.
"Australia, land of racism" screamed a headline in the influential Economic Times yesterday, and some news blog sites were swamped with comments accusing Australians of racism.
The story also featured prominently on many Indian television news channels, which showed video surveillance footage showing Sourabh Sharma being brutally bashed by a gang on a Melbourne train.
Andhracafe.com, a website in Mr Theerthala's home state, said, "Westerners are not as competitive as Indians, and so resort to violence to show their frustration at being academically overshadowed."
Dr Glenn Withers, the chief executive of Universities Australia, was concerned the attacks could affect the $16 billion a year education export industry.
"We are certainly worried about the impression this may create among potential students and their parents," he said.
"Australia is one of the safest countries in the world to study."
According to the federal Department of Education there were 75,362 Indians studying in Australia in March - 40 per cent more than at the same time last year and the second-biggest overseas student population.
Education is now Victoria's biggest export, making it vulnerable to any shift in demand.
The Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, said yesterday that Melbourne police were giving the attacks special attention. "I'm appalled by these attacks and I condemn them absolutely," he said. "Australia takes very seriously its reputation as a safe destination for Indian students."
Volunteers who are fluent in English and Hindi are running a hotline set up to give to Indian students support and information, he said.
In television interviews, Australia's high commissioner to India, John McCarthy, relayed the Government's message about measures to stop violence against Indian students.
