Responding to recent attacks on Indian students in the United States, the White House stated that there is no excuse for violence based on race, gender, or any other element, and that it is unacceptable in the United States, news agency ANI reported. During a press briefing on Thursday (local time), John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, stated that US President Joe Biden and his administration have been working extremely hard to prevent and disrupt these types of attacks.
Responding to queries regarding the recent attacks on Indian students and concerns among parents to send their children to the US, he stated: “There’s no excuse for violence, certainly based on race or gender or religion or any other factor. That’s just unacceptable here in the United States and the President and his administration has been working very, very hard to make sure we’re doing everything we can to work with state and local authorities to try to thwart and disrupt those kinds of attacks and make it clear to anybody who might consider them that they’ll be held properly accountable.”
The declaration comes amid a surge in attacks and fatalities among Indians and Indian-Americans in the United States.
A 41-year-old Indian-origin man died in the United States on February 7, days after receiving life-threatening injuries in an assault in downtown Washington, according to authorities. The authorities named the deceased as Vivek Taneja of Alexandria, Virginia.
According to the police complaint, the event occurred on February 2 at around 2:00 a.m. (local time), and Taneja was brought to the hospital for treatment.
“On Friday, February 2, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Second District officers responded to the listed location for reports of an assault. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from life-threatening injuries as a result of an assault. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment,” the Metropolitan Police Department’s official release was quoted by ANI in its report.