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'The Richard Loitam case was just a trigger'
The Hindu | Sudipto Mondal | May 8, 2012
It rakes up attitudes and discrimination in a supposedly liberal Bangalore. Investigation of the mysterious death of Manipuri student Richard Loitam has taken an intriguing turn even as the police continue to probe into the possibility of his death being caused by a road accident.
“The brazenness of the attack has the classic symptoms of racism,” argues Johnson Rajkumar, Associate Professor of Visual Communication, St. Joseph's College, who also hails from Manipur. Asked how the alleged attackers (one from Jharkhand and the other from West Bengal) could feel more empowered than a boy from Manipur, Mr. Rajkumar says: “It is a question that people from mainland India have to answer.
The outpouring of support for Loitam from people across the northeast has its roots in the common experience of hostility and isolation that these people face on a daily basis away from their homeland, says Mr. Rajkumar. “The Richard Loitam case was just a trigger,” he adds.
The solution, all three agree, lies in policies that will engage with the northeast. “There needs to be a greater effort to promote social interaction and introduce northeast studies in the curriculum,” says Mr. Rajkumar.
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