Melbourne, Dec.10 (ANI): A nasty race row has broken out over an Indian family becoming resident in Australia's long-running TV soap Neighbours.
Melbourne-born of Indian descent, Sachin Joab, who plays an Indian father in Ramsay Street has hit out at fans who say it is 'un-Australian' to cast him, saying they probably supported the 'White Australia' policy.
Menik Gooneratne, Coco-Jacinta Chen and Sachin Joab are the Kapoor family on Neighbours.
According to the Daily Mail, Neighbours staff Down Under has been forced to remove several racist posts from fans angry a non-Anglo-Saxon family would become show regulars, writing 'that racism and small-mindedness won't be tolerated.'
Joab blamed racism on a 'lack of education.'
"There is various pockets that will say it is un-Australian to have an Indian or an Indian family on Ramsay St," he said.e added: "Those Aussies who are saying it is un-Australian will be the same ones who pretty much supported the White Australia policy back in the day, you are never going to get away from that kind of stuff."
Joab said while most Australians were tolerant and respectful, he still faced bouts of racism.
"I faced racism myself, from the early years in primary school all the way up to recent times. Sometimes it's just blatant," he said. (ANI)
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