If You’re From Northeast, You Can Become Indian Only When You Win A Medal: Ankita Konwar

Mumbai: Model-actor Milind Soman’s wife Ankita Konwar took to social media and talked about racism in India.

She also criticized the ‘hypocrites’ who celebrate northeasterner’s victory when they represent Indians and win medals, but otherwise subject them to racism and harassment.

Ankita, who hails from Assam, has also called out people discriminating against North-East Indians.

“If you’re from Northeast India, you can become an Indian ONLY when you win a medal for the country. Otherwise, we are known as ‘’Chinky’ ‘Chinese’ ‘Nepali’ or a new addition ‘corona’,” she wrote.

“India is not just infested with casteism but racism too. Speaking from my experience. #Hypocrites,” she added.

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India has won a silver medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020 in weightlifting, all thanks to Mirabai Chanu, who hails from North-East India’s Manipur.

Milind and Ankita tied the knot on April 22, 2018, in Alibaug. The private ceremony was attended by close family and friends of the couple. They once again took the wedding vows in Spain barefoot in July 2018.

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