I hadn't followed what has led to what I saw in the ToI article below. But I am very curious about claims of Indians in this forum that Mumbai is the MOST cosmpolitan of Indian metropolitan regions, where such conflicts as this does not exist.
From recent outpouring of certain assamnetters' revulsion towards and condemnation of their fellow Oxomiyas, whom they perceive to be uniquely xenophobic, this news is certainly coming as a surprise. More so because it is coming from Mumbai. What am I missing? cm Maha exodus: 10,000 north Indians flee in fear 14 Feb 2008, 0030 hrs IST,TIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES Print Save EMail Write to Editor NASHIK/PATNA: With violence against north Indians in this industrial town and adjoining areas showing no signs of abating on the second consecutive day, the number of migrants fleeing for their homes - mostly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar - crossed 10,000, making it perhaps one of the largest exodus in the country from a single district in recent years. And ironically, on the second day of attacks, its first victim wasn't from UP or Bihar; he was from Ojhar, a mere 21 km from Nashik. Ambadas Haribhau Dharrao, 55, an employee of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, was fatally wounded when Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activists on Wednesday attacked and pelted stones at the bus he was travelling in. The violence started 10 days back when MNS activists attacked migrant workers as the Samajwadi Party held a rally in Mumbai. Since then, MNS chief Raj Thackeray has carried on a vitriol-laced campaign against north Indians, stoking chauvinistic feelings and appealing to Marathi pride. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
