Rahul calls Tripura student killing a horrific hate crime

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday termed the killing of a Tripura student in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun a “horrific hate crime”, as he accused the ruling BJP of “normalising” hate. Twenty-four-year-old Angel Chakma from Nandannagar in the West Tripura district was attacked by a group of six people when he objected to an alleged racial slur on December 9 in Dehradun. He succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment on December 26. In a social media post, Rahul Gandhi said hate does not appear overnight. “What happened to Anjel Chakma and his brother Michael in Dehradun is a horrific hate crime,” he said. “Hate doesn’t appear overnight. For years now, it is being fed daily — especially to our youth — through toxic content and irresponsible narratives. And it’s being normalised by the hate-spewing leadership of the ruling BJP,” he said.