Letter.

Letter Published in Gulf News UAE on 19 Feb 15   Discrimination

The Gulf News story about the Indian grandfather who was slammed down in the US after a caller reported about a ‘black man’ was sad to read (‘Indian grandfather slammed down in US after caller reported ‘black guy’’, Gulf News, February 15). The Indian man was walking near his neighbourhood in Alabama, US when he was slammed by two police officers and this is completely unacceptable. The reason was that he couldn’t give a reply in English for his identity. The rude behaviour of the US police demonstrates still the race discrimination that is there. Will the administration of Barack Obama look into this? It is a valid issue as the US preaches equality and democracy.

From Mr K. Ragavan

Bengaluru, India