28 May 2020

Claims Islamophobia rampant in NZ Indian community

From First Up, 5:44 am on 28 May 2020

There are accusations Islamophobia among New Zealand Indian's has never been more widespread. It comes after an Indian community leader resigned from Wellington's Justice of the Peace association after complaints about his posting of anti-Muslim content on social media. Kantilal Patel JP, who was made a QSM in 2004 and is a former assistant secretary of the Wellington Indian Association, reposted a meme which encourages Hindus to boycott Muslim owned businesses. First Up's Jeremy Parkinson has more…