HUES OF RACISM
INSTANCE 1: But for her intervention, Sarita Devi’s cousin would have been evicted from his Mahipalpur home soon after coronavirus hit New Delhi. “He had paid rent on time. He was being discriminated against because he is from Manipur and not fluent in Hindi. I spoke to the landlord and said I would complain,” says Devi, a former boxing world champion and policewoman.
INSTANCE 2: During the 2019-20 I-League, Renedy Singh was in Mumbai for commentary and had gone to a bar after work. “I stepped out to make a call and heard “chinki aa raha hai” by a person in a group of young people,” says Singh, who played 72 games for India.
INSTANCE 3: Tweet on June 7 on badminton ace Jwala Gutta’s timeline: “Boycott chinese products, Boycott Jwala.” Gutta replied: “So this is where we are actually heading!!!”
INSTANCE 4: “I just learnt what that “kalu” meant when I played for Sunrisers in the IPL. They call me and (Thisara) Perera by that name. I thought it meant strong Stallion (sic). My previous post tells me something different and I’m angry.” Darren Sammy on Instagram.