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'Offensive' Indian students to blame for attack: Oz-Indian businessman

Melbourne: One of Australia's most prominent Indian-born businessmen has astonishingly said that the bashed students from his homeland provoked the assaults on themselves by being drunk and “making merry”. Vikas Rambal, a Perth-based fertiliser tycoon and major cricket sponsor, also said that Australians ....Read more

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INDIAN STUDENTS GO TO AUSTRALIA ONLY TO ABUSE THEIR VISASBy: suresh patil | Wednesday , 15 Jul '09 2:30:13 AM Reply | Forward Scumbag indian "students" who go to australia on the pretext of studies only to take advantage of the visa process and settle down there...When that is the case, if they have complaints, then bear it and stay or else return back to india.

Truth Lies Somewhere in betweenBy: Two Hands to Clap | Tuesday , 14 Jul '09 19:38:50 PM Reply | Forward I completely see the students' point; they are in tough spot right now. But rather than attacking Rambal for his comments--may be he has a point and may be there is some truth in what he says--why not do some introspection and see if there is anything that you as students can change from the behavior perspective not to attract these attacks. Some attacks probably are unprovoked but certain percentage may be. By altering their behavior, students may at least reduce these attacks in the short-run. And at the same time, you can keep the pressure up on Australian government to do everything that it can to ensure the safety of Indian students. Let us not fight among ourselves. Ask yourself, is it productive? I hope the situation will be resolved soon and normalcy returned for Indian students to go about their studies without worrying attacks.

TanzaniaBy: Kanti | Tuesday , 14 Jul '09 11:48:54 AM Reply | Forward Australians are always racial every where and any where. You can ask any one who is your grand father or great grand father. but not an australian. so it is indians who are not to go there for studies.

student in AustraliaBy: xyz abc | Tuesday , 14 Jul '09 11:34:40 AM Reply | Forward SHAME ON THE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT ONOW THE REALITIES AND STARTS COMMENTING. VIKAS rambal making these comments are right to an extent as students have moral responsibility to their parents for earning an education degree for what they have been sent and not involving themselves in activities which provoke such incidents.I HOPE THIS DISCUSSION WOOULD GIVE A BIT OF INSIGHT TO THE FELLOW INDIANSreason, why i am not putting my name is I am part of the student community where these incidences have occurred. I have a mission and I do not want to be involved in these silly things.

my two centsBy: my2cents | Tuesday , 14 Jul '09 9:18:52 AM Reply | Forward I feel that 'studentusa' 'madhukar' and 'opinion' have really valid points, while sridhar points to the other extreme. WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT COMPLETELY INNOCENT, BUT THE ACTION/CRIME COMMITTED IS UNWARRANTED.

SLAvE MENTALITYBy: tanuja | Tuesday , 14 Jul '09 8:35:40 AM Reply | Forward Mr Rambal is a person whose attitude shows slavish mentality which no amount of money can undo,he is like the congressmen who collect at 10 janpath,

Pseudo IndianBy: Megh | Tuesday , 14 Jul '09 7:41:33 AM Reply | Forward A typical pseudo Indian... or a malaysian indian kicked out by the malaysians, lands in australia as a refugee and starts blaming himself for being an indian.

Sorry Rambal ! My Sympathies for you!By: Vinod T G | Tuesday , 14 Jul '09 6:13:21 AM Reply | Forward It is very pathetic to see that an intellectual like Rambal says "The Australians never attack anyone unless they find the person too offensive". If we are offensive, will they attack us, who gave them the right to do so! What is offensive in his view? Should we roam around the streets of Australia like Indian underdogs or do we have the same rights as an Irish or British immigrant in Australia! When a White immigrant drinks a beer and shouts in the streets, others turn a blind eye to him as it is assumed to be normal. Whereas when a dark skinned human does the same thing it is nuisance!! What then on earth is called Racism? Is this new generation Apartheid?

It's ok what you say, BUT?By: Norman | Tuesday , 14 Jul '09 23:21:44 PM Reply | Forward It is fine what you say that Indians should have equal rights, and misbehave on weekends throwing bottles on the road like the Aussies, but do they have any right to molest a girl in the shopping mall? Sick minds. How come the media not report this incidence. Shame on our frustrated youth.

Racism is worse than swine flu.By: Paresh Kumar | Tuesday , 14 Jul '09 5:50:45 AM Reply | Forward It's good to know that Indians realised that racism is worse than swine flu. What about our own caste system we are so proud of? Isn't it worse than racism? Wake up!

ATTACK ON INDIAN STUDENTSBy: DR.T.C.NANAVATI | Tuesday , 14 Jul '09 4:45:17 AM Reply | Forward IT LOOKS LIKE AMERICAN MOVIE TORA,TORA,TORA.RAMBAL WAS BORNE WITH SILVERSPOON IN HIS MOUTH.WHAT DOES HE KNOW LIVING IN DORM AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILIES.DAY TIME PASSES STUDYING BUT WHEN YOU COME BACK AT NIGHT YOU FEEL LONESOME.ARE THE INDIAN STUDENTS OFFENSIVE.HOW ABOUT OTHER NATIONALITIES.THEY ARE FRIENDS

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