for icc, indians targeted for racial abuse is not the issue. but if ausis r paid back in their language, its a racial issue. hypocricy at its best. however, coward bcci doing nothing except minting money. atleast in dalmia era, he used to put pressure on icc.
Melbourne, Dec. 28: Cricket Australia had promised to keep racism out of the series against India and had drawn up a stiff list of punitive punishments in its %u201Czero-tolerance policy%u201D, but local fans nevertheless taunted Indian supporters at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Thursday. According to the Herald Sun, whose reporter was in the infamous former %u201CBay 13%u201D area, no action was taken against those involved despite the presence of security staff and the police. This correspondent, who was also close to the area in question, did see ground security personnel chasing down beach balls and inflated condoms at around that time.
The Herald Sun said Australian supporters had shouted %u201CShow us your visas, show us your visas%u201D at Indians sitting nearby, and it quoted onlookers as saying that the chants were %u201Coffensive, ugly and racist.%u201D It quoted Australian fans as saying that those responsible should have been thrown out of the ground. %u201CThat is racist,%u201D a local fan, Heath Robbins, told the newspaper.
The reporter was interviewing Robbins in the old Bay 13 area when the chant went up. Up to that point, the banter had been friendly. This correspondent witnessed a number of lively exchanges, but the exact details of the chants were not clear to the ear. Reacting to the report in the newspaper, Cricket Australia%u2019s Matthew Slade said on Friday that the matter had been resolved in amicable fashion.
that's what happens every time. If you complain to the police they say that they have to see it happening or they cannot take any action. Then a policeman will stand next to you for 5 minutes (obviously no one will say anything when he is around) and then will say everything is fine there is no racism.
RE:whats new ?
by Desi on Dec 29, 2007 12:27 AM
But the best explanation was given by our own Police who said the monkey jumps were a dedication to Hanuman!! Who can top that?
RE:whats new ?
by Joy Datta on Dec 29, 2007 12:10 PM
Very true. It's always the same - your spade is a spade, and my spade is a useful tool to support the backbone of any economy, agriculture. When will the hypocrisy stop ?
