Actor Siddharth condemns hate crime

The not only popular but “thinking” South Indian actor, Siddharth responded to the death of Hyderabad engineer, Srinivas Kuchibotla in a hate crime in Kansas city, U.S on Thursday night, by rightly pointing out the nature of the crime and the source of it.

“Don’t be shocked! Be angry! Trump is spreading hate. This is a hate crime! RIP #SrinivasKuchibhotla,” Siddharth, tweeted to his 2.6 million followers.

Trump’s election was welcomed at first by many in India who interpreted his calls to restrict immigration by Muslims as signaling support towards Hindu-majority India, which for decades has been at odds with Pakistan, its largely Muslim neighbor.

But what has happened is a clue that Trump’s “America first” excludes everyone else, whether they be African –Americans, Latin Americans, Muslims or American Hindus.