Indians in Oz fear backlash over Ku Klux Klan cartoon

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Jan 8 (PTI) Fearing a backlash, the Indian
community here have condemned the cartoon in a Delhi newspaper
that allegedly depicted a Victoria policeman as a member of
hate group Ku Klux Klan and appealed not to associate racism
with all crimes on the streets of Australia.
"It (the cartoon) crosses all norms. It is going to
seriously damage the fragile relationship. We appeal to Indian
government to do something to moderate the behaviour of some
section of Indian media," Ravi Bhatia, Chief of Primus
Telecom, said.
Community leaders felt it was not going to help anyone
and would harm the two sides, especially Indians living in
Australia.
"The matter should be left to police and investigating
agency to find out the reason of the attack and police and
government is putting all its efforts to do so," Bhatia said.
Melbourne witnessed most of the attacks on Indians,
including the killing of 21-year-old Nitin Garg last weekend.
Sydney-based cardiologist Yadu Sigh said it was not
appropriate to join the bandwagon of racism for the
cold-blooded murder without knowing facts and one should think
of the Indian community in Australia before drastic comments.
He asked Federation of Indian Students in Australia(FISA)
members to have a balanced view and refrain from bringing
racial angle without proper basis. MORE PTI