Trouble in Leicester

[Deleted member 174758]

Gujerat is a state in southern(?) India not a religion. AFAIK the largest influx of immigrants to Leicester were as a result of the Kenyan expulsions (1968/69) and the Ugsndan ones a few years later.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

This is being reported consistently as an obviously race/religion based "disturbance", by those who are involed and who observe . It seems silly to try to deny that.
OK, that happens.
Human nature.
Calm it down, but life goes on

Yes, from what I can make out it is more a heritage issue than religious. Doesn't make it right, or better but I think the religion bit has been thrown in to stir up the pot. And it has.

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Why can't we all just live at peace with each other, globally and locally. Jeez, we'll never learn. Masters of our own downfall right enough.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Divide and conquer

 

[Justin Passing]

Gujerat is a state in southern India not a religion. AFAIK the largest influx of immigrants to Leicester were as a result of the Kenyan expulsions (1968/69) and the Ugsndan ones a few years later.

Yes we all know it's a huge state in India, I've been there it's next to Pakistan.
WESTERN, definitely not southern. As far NORTH up the coast as you can go before hitting Pakistan.
Why it was raised, I don't know.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Yes we all know it's a huge state in India, I've been there it's next to Pakistan.
WESTERN, definitely not southern. As far NORTH up the coast as you can go before hitting Pakistan.
Why it was raised, I don't know.

I always thought that was Punjab, but just checked a map and realised that is more north, not coastal.

Punjab has always been a contentious area, and I'm sure you know some of the reasons

 

[Justin Passing]

Yes, from what I can make out it is more a heritage issue than religious. Doesn't make it right, or better but I think the religion bit has been thrown in to stir up the pot. And it has.

Nonsense, it's overwhelmingly Pakistani Moslems versus Indian Hindus or "Hindutvas" if you read what the participants are saying.


They've been squabbling for rather a long time, they're bound to have spats now and again.
It's not something to be suprprised/shocked about.

Calm it down, and keep rubbing along like all the sensible folk on both sides will say.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Nonsense, it's overwhelmingly Pakistani Moslems versus Indian Hindus or "Hindutvas" if you read what the participants are saying.

Post those links then?

Different to what I've been reading and understand of the issue.

 

[transam]

Football. Just as bad. Mostly white fellahs.

Nah it was not football

Def cricket caused the disturbance apparently the said cricket match took place a month ago

And afaik the cricket match was not even in the UK ??

 

[transam]

Afaik there was some similar caper in Sweden a while back

Blimey cricket seems to have a lot to answer for ??

 

[Deleted member 174758]

In that case just ban it. Silly game, anyway

 

[Bod ...]

It was okay at the Tigers game but those who know Leicester know that that area of town is predominantly occupied by asians from Indian and Pakistani heritage. Seems the cricket result kicked off some animosity. Shame really as I could have murdered a good curry after the rugby game but had to settle for hunters chicken. Oh well maybe next time.

Did you have gravy ?

 

[Bod ...]

Gujerat is a state in southern India not a religion.

Are you sure. Its north west isn't it?. I think (without looking) it borders Pakistan

 

[Bod ...]

Yes, from what I can make out it is more a heritage issue than religious. Doesn't make it right, or better but I think the religion bit has been thrown in to stir up the pot. And it has.

Really

 

[Deleted member 174758]

OK