Biden administration working ‘very hard’ to thwart attacks against Indian students: White House

Washington, February 16 (Language): The White House has said that US President Joe Biden and his administration are working very hard to thwart and disrupt attacks on Indians and Indian American students.

This announcement by John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications in the National Security Council at the White House, comes amid attacks on Indian and Indian American students in different parts of the country.

“There is no excuse for violence, certainly whether it is based on race or gender or religion or any other factor. This is absolutely unacceptable in the United States of America,” Kirby told reporters here when asked about the series of attacks on students from India and the Indian American community.

“The President and this Administration are working very hard to make sure that we are doing everything we can to work with state and local officials to try to thwart and disrupt these types of attacks and Make this clear to anyone who might consider them. “They will be held appropriately accountable,” Kirby said.

Vivek Saini, a student who worked part-time at a department store, died after an attack by a drug addict in Lithonia, Georgia, in January. In February, Syed Mazahir Ali, an Indian student, was attacked at Indiana Wesleyan University.

At least four Indian American students have been reported dead in the past several weeks.

Akul Dhawan of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Neel Acharya of Purdue University died in January due to heavy drinking and exposure to low temperatures for long periods of time at night.

Shreyas Reddy Benigeri, an Indian-origin student at the Lindner School of Business in Cincinnati, was found dead in Ohio this month.

Indian American community leader Ajay Jain Bhutoria said he was deeply disturbed by the tragic deaths of these students in separate incidents and stressed the urgent need to increase security measures for those pursuing education in the US. He stressed that the college authorities and local police should immediately address these challenges.

“Parents and families in India are naturally concerned by these events, and their concerns are shared. It is important to address security issues to ensure the well-being of Indian students studying in the United States,” he said, adding that the Indian American community is united in calling for better security measures and support systems. PTI LKJ RHL

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