New Delhi: India said that on Thursday, it has strongly taken several cases of violence against Indian citizens in Ireland in recent weeks and is increasing all possible support to the victims.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal, however, noted that Irish President Michael de Higgins and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Simon Harris “publicly condemned these derogatory acts of violence”.
In the last few weeks, a taxi driver, a data scientist, and a chef chef from India, was the goals of racially inspired attacks by Irish youth who left him with serious injuries. The video has broadcast on social media of another technical worker, which was beaten, stabbed and partially snatched into Tallaghat, while the six-year-old Irish-Indian girl was allegedly attacked while playing outside her house in County Waterford.
“There have been several cases of violence against Indian citizens in Ireland … We have strongly taken the case with the Irish authorities in Dublin along with the embassy here,” Jaiswal told a weekly media briefing.
“We note that as the President of Ireland, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister have publicly condemned these derogatory acts of violence,” he said. “We hope the issues will be resolved.”
The Indian Embassy is in touch with the victims in Dublin. “They are in touch with members of our community and are all expanding all possible supports,” said Jaiswal.
After an increase in physical attacks on Indian citizens, the Indian Embassy in Dublin issued a advice, in which Indian citizens “to take proper precautions for their personal safety and avoid uninhabited areas, especially in odd hours”.
Garda, or the State Police Force of Ireland, is investigating some attacks on Indians as crimes of hate. Harris said on social media last week that Ireland would never tolerate racism “thanking the Indian community for” their contribution to our country in so many ways “.
Earlier this week, Higgins said the attacks “are in the contradiction of the values we consider dear”. He said that such acts “reduce all of us and obscure the people of India to the people of this country”.
The Ireland India Council announced on Monday that it was postponing India Day celebrations in Dublin to convince India’s Independence Day due to security concerns.
Jaiswal answered a different question on the example of the oppression of an Indian couple in Canada, saying that India takes the safety and security of its citizens very seriously abroad. He said, “Our mission as well as our consulates are in close contact with members of the community and when there is an issue, as far as security is concerned, we take it to local law enforcement officers for appropriate action,” he said.
