The Jeremy Fernandez incident:

Another incident comes to light which casts a shadow over

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Rosa Parks. There is a Rosa Parks medal Malaysia. He claims to have experienced racism at times. Jeremy bears a Portuguese name (the Portuguese version is Fernandes), and he is of Indian, more particularly, of affected the sensitivities of Indians. Those miscegenation, which was legally forbidden in several American states and in apartheid South Africa, was unknown. promote the state in India.

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The most famous refusal to vacate a seat in public and well-dressed Gandhi, who had been admitted as a barrister in Britain, was travelling by train in South Africa. His presence in a first class compartment was objected to by a white belongings at Pietermaritzburg. This was well portrayed in Richard Attenborough’s . Gandhi was then allowed to travel by first class the following day, but he was later assaulted by a stagecoach driver as he continued his journey, for having refused

Unknown to those who were oppressed, would change the history of India, South Africa and America. Gandhi to them, is a hero. Gandhi did not react with violence. instead, developed the concept of peaceful adopted this concept and successfully used

The Jeremy Fernandez incident should not be swept under the carpet. The NSW Government should seize the initiative and counsel and discipline its staff to avoid such ugly and unjust behaviour. Such incidents stain the good work done by well-meaning

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