Different Peoples from Different States of India

I was deeply saddened and disturbed to see images on television of people from the Northeast boarding trains to return to their respective states from Bangalore. It is scary and unbelievable that people from the Northeast, who had simply gone to another state to earn a livelihood or study, had to undergo humiliation and fear in their own country. We cannot allow such jingoistic sentiments in our country.

Any community from any state can settle anywhere in India. We may be Punjabis, Assamese, Bengalis or Tamilians, but at the end of the day we are all Indians and we should be able to move about freely in the country without fear of being attacked or threatened.

I hear that miscreants from outside this country had spread the rumour that people from the Northeast will be attacked and killed in Bangalore, leading to the exodus. Thankfully, the government took effective measures to clampdown on the rumour-mongers. People who are trying destabilise India by creating disharmony should know that such vicious acts will never succeed in this country. India is one and will remain so.