Why is there so much racism in AUSTRALIA?
You are asking two different questions. Yes there is racism in Australia as there is in any country towards people who are deemed different. I have Indian friends from southern India (Dravidian) who are treated as second class citizens by their northern counterparts. I have worked on aboriginal communities where racism occurs between tribes according to the local hierarchy and against other aborigines not born locally. I think Australia is no different. As for Harbhajan – the tension between some players was festering for a while. There is always one player whom we love to hate in opposition teams and this does not only relate to international sport. If you watch local sport in Australia particularly upcoming State of Origin rugby league you will see almost open warfare between rival states. The tension is good for the game, it creates tussles of the mind & body. This last series it was Harbhajan – next series who knows? However, his actions in the IPL against a fellow player and count
