External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said India will take up with the UK when required the alleged incidents of racism in Britain.
Replying to a question of Ashwin Vaishnav in Rajya Sabha on the issue, he said, “As land of Mahatma Gandhi, we can never ever turn our eyes away from racism. Particularly so when it is in a country where we have such a large diaspora. We’ve strong ties with UK. We’ll take up such matters with great candour when required.”
He also said that India being the land of Mahatma Gandhi, can never turn a blind eye to any forms of racism, particularly in a country where large Indian Diaspora live.
Vaishnav of BJP said Oxford student Rashmi Sawant was cyberbullied to resign and the Hindu religious beliefs of her parents were also highlighted.
What is Oxford University row?
An alumnus of Manipal Insitute of Technology (MIT), Karnataka, Samant announced her resignation in an open apology letter as a response to the backlash she received surrounding the controversial statements she made in the past. After announcing the decision on Facebook, the graduate student reading for an MSc in energy systems, with a focus on sustainability, at Linacre College at the university, deactivated her social media accounts.
She had scored a landslide win in the election last week when she received 1,966 of the 3,708 votes cast for the post amid a large turnout. However, in the apology letter, she claimed to have “alienated people within our wonderful student community to the extent that they deem me unfit to be the leader they rightfully deserve.”
She also apologised for “unintentionally” hurting anyone’s emotions but reportedly claimed that she was unfairly targetted as a ‘conscious attempt’.