Ever since the recent drug overdose hospitalisation of Rahul Mahajan, the son of a prominent Indian MP, Nigerian students in India having been feeling the unwelcome onset of racial vilification.
When the investigation surrounding the hospitalisation of Rahuk Mahajan and the death of his secretary Bibk Moitra was begun, three Nigerias were arrested on charges of providing the drugs.
Now it seems all African students are coming under the microscope of the Indian communities in which they have chosen to study as well as the law enforcement agencies of the country.
We feel insecure as we are being looked at with suspicion by everyone. People have begun to generalise every single African as a drug peddler. This is too harsh. We will take up the issue with our embassies,” said Khalid Abdalla, a Nigerian student in New Delhi.
The onset of the racism against Nigerian students has prompted several to speak out and threaten to take their treatment, especially their treatment by Indian officials, to their embassies and now the press.
Via The Gulf Times.