Outrage over Oz 'curry bashing'
Nearly 97,000 Indians are studying in Australia
By TNN |
SYDNEY: Anger and frustration is mounting among Indian students following a series of racial assaults this month, including a petrol bomb attack on Rajesh Kumar, a student. Kumar suffered severe burns and is admitted in Royal Northshore Hospital where his condition remains critical. An Indian community leader said the local term for such attacks is "curry bashing".
Nearly 97,000 Indians are studying in Australia - 18% of the country's international student population - and over 47,000 enrolled in Victoria.
"No Indian student seems safe in Australia. The police do little. Time has come to take firm steps against the perpetrators. Otherwise, Rajesh's case would soon be forgotten," said Vinod Raja, a student of University of Western Sydney.
The attack took place on May 24 and is the fourth on Indian students in Melbourne and Sydney this month.
"These attacks raise serious concern over security of international students at Newcastle University (New South Wales) and Griffith University (Queensland)," said Ajay Unni, a representative of Federation of Indian Students of Australia in Sydney.
Nearly 97,000 Indians are studying in Australia - 18% of the country's international student population - and over 47,000 enrolled in Victoria.
"No Indian student seems safe in Australia. The police do little. Time has come to take firm steps against the perpetrators. Otherwise, Rajesh's case would soon be forgotten," said Vinod Raja, a student of University of Western Sydney.
The attack took place on May 24 and is the fourth on Indian students in Melbourne and Sydney this month.
"These attacks raise serious concern over security of international students at Newcastle University (New South Wales) and Griffith University (Queensland)," said Ajay Unni, a representative of Federation of Indian Students of Australia in Sydney.
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