Avoid Indian languages in public places: NRIs in US urged

Hyderabad - NRIs in US are planning to take several steps to avoid hate attacks in the future.

After the murder of an Indian techie in the United States recently, a lot of NRIs in US are a worried lot. They plan to take several steps, including the avoidance of speaking Indian languages at public places, to avoid hate attacks in the future.
"Don't talk to each other in Hindi or any other Indian language when you are at a public place in the US. It might land you in deep trouble." This is one of the suggestions doing rounds among Indians in the US in their social media groups, a Hindustan Times report said.
That sums up the fear psychosis among Indians, especially Telugus who are in large numbers in the US, after a Hyderabad-origin techie, Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed and his friend Alok Reddy Madasanni was injured in a shooting at a Kansas City bar on Wednesday.

Sunayana Dumala, left, talks about her late husband, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, during a news conference at Garmin Headquarters in Olathe on Feb. 24, 2017.
Stating that life is precious than anything else, Vikram Jangam, general secretary of the Telagnana American Telugu Association (TATA), has suggested a few dos and don'ts for community members and people of South Asian descent, the paper reported.
The tips he mentioned include:

• Do not get into argument with others at public places
  
• Should someone be provoking you, avoid confronting and please leave the place immediately.
  
• As much as we love talking in our mother tongue, it can often be misconstrued. Please see if you can communicate in English in public places.
  
• Isolated places can often be targets. Please avoid going or staying single.
  
• In emergency situations, please do not hesitate to call 911. Officers can come and help in such situations.