NEW DELHI: Former BJP MP Tarun Vijay today faced accusations of racism after he appeared to suggest that Indians cannot be called racist as they live with black people hailing from the southern states of the country.
On a TV programme to defend India against the charge of racism following attacks on African students, he said, “We have blacks, black people around” and asked, “If we were racist, why would we have the entire south?”
His controversial comments triggered a backlash, especially on social media, forcing him to tender an apology on Twitter.
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“If we were racist, why would we have the entire south?