Goa home ministry refers to African as 'Nigro'
- 5 years ago
After two Goa lawmakers called Nigerians "cancer" and "wild animals", the state home ministry has referred to an African as "Negro", spelt wrongly as "Nigro", in an annexure submitted to the assembly.
The annexure was submitted along with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's written reply tabled during the monsoon session of the assembly Wednesday.
It referred to an African national arrested in the beach village of Calangute May 8 as an "unknown African Nigro".
"Negro" is considered a racially offensive word once used to refer to African Americans and Africans.
The Congress lambasted the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government for the use of the word in official documentation, saying such unfortunate references create a bad image about Goa among the international tourist community.
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The annexure was submitted along with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's written reply tabled during the monsoon session of the assembly Wednesday.
It referred to an African national arrested in the beach village of Calangute May 8 as an "unknown African Nigro".
"Negro" is considered a racially offensive word once used to refer to African Americans and Africans.
The Congress lambasted the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government for the use of the word in official documentation, saying such unfortunate references create a bad image about Goa among the international tourist community.
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