The simmering resentment over racial discrimination against Goans and Indian tourists by beach shacks erupted last week after a Goa University professional claimed discrimination by a well – known restaurant at Calangute beach.
On Morjim, Ashwen and Mandrem beaches, Russians often outnumber locals and Indian tourists.”Shacks are being Sublette by Goans to Russians, who have turned the area into their country,” says Fritzie Moraes Lobo, a resident of Mapusa and president of Citizens Rapid Action Committee.” we were physically stopped by two persons at the entrance of restaurant .We wanted to sit inside the restaurant, but were told to sit somewhere else out on the porch. Foreigners, who arrived after us, were welcomed with open arms,” the professor said.
Shack and restaurant owners, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they have reasons for racial profiling.”Indian tourists do not know how to handle themselves when they see white people .It is a disgrace and embarrassment for all of us,’ a shack owner
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