Casteist abuse shameful, says women’s hockey team skipper
The Hindu
Family of Vandana Katariya faced harassment in Haridwar
Indian women’s hockey team skipper Rani Rampal on Saturday condemned the allegedly casteist , saying it was nothing short of shameful. The family of Ms. Katariya, who scored four goals during the Olympics, found itself at the receiving end of allegedly casteist slurs from a few people in their neighbourhood in Haridwar after the team lost the semi-final clash against Argentina on Wednesday. “It’s such a bad thing which has happened. We work so hard to represent our country. Stop all these things like discriminating on religion, casteism because we work above all these things,” Ms. Rani said during a virtual press conference.More Related News