Casteist remarks against woman hockey player: Madurai MP seeks action
The Hindu
Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan, in a memorandum to the Union Minister of Sports, said such casteist attacks diminished the image of India among people; called for special awards to the women hockey players
Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan has condemned casteist remarks made against Indian hockey team player Vandana Katariya, who took part in the Tokoyo Olympics. In a memorandum addressed to Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur, Mr. Venkatesan said that it was disgusting to see news reports about the ill treatment meted out to family members of Ms. Vandana at her village, Roshnabad in Haridwar of Uttarakhand state, after India’s defeat in the semi-finals against Argentina.More Related News