Most Indian Americans who read the news of a racial attack in Peyton, Colorado, will not be able to know from which part of the world the victim is from, his religion. Going by his first name: Saravanan, he can be probably the first generation Indians. Saravanan is from India or at least his parents are of Tamil-origin. He’s a Hindu.
The attack by unidentified perpetrators on Saravanan’s house seemed to be planned on a war footing: dog feces smeared on the garage, around40 eggs splattered, about 50 hate messages and racial slurs posted, sprayed all over his property.
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The hate messages posted at his house are similar to the racist fliers targeting Indian families in parts of Texas, communities in Norwalk, Connecticut. The gist of it: Brown people don’t belong in America. White people do. So, get out.
White supremacists, racists does not give a damn about what religion you’re from. Hindu. Muslim. Christian. Sikh. It does not make any difference to them. They react purely to Brown or Black skin.
The recent wave of racial attacks and violence against the Indian community is shaping up to be another anxious time for the community, after the deadly attacks by the hate group Dotbusters in New Jersey for almost six years.
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Sikh lawyer, activist and documentary filmmaker Valarie Kaur, in an interview, explained that the threat of violence to the community seems to have become mainstreamed. She said: “Bigotry on the fringe has been cemented. The threat of hate and racism has become a part of our daily lives.”
Mr. Saravanan has his reason to try to keep his name out of the spotlight. Keep his face masked, talking about the attack on his house. But the Indian community cannot do that. What’s important is to condemn these racial attacks on the Indian community by sending letters and phone calls to local law enforcement, Congressmen and Senators, community leaders.
By Premji
