Report Id: 1471
Sep 12, 2021
Chicago, IL
Raja Bhattar Misrepresents Yellow and Red Color in Ganesha Chaturthi As BJP Colors
On Day 3, Session 2, Dr. Raja Gopal Bhattar (Raja Bhattar), Assistant Provost and Executive Director of the Center for Identity + Inclusion at the University of Chicago, said: “I just thought pictures from Ganesh Chaturthi, the other day, where Ganesha was caught in yellow and red in the BJP colors. And so, it's Ganesha. And so, just the ways that religion and politics get intertwined is very much.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aoOvDGt6zg at 1:15:25
Date of Incident:
Sep 12, 2021
Location:
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
VICTIM TYPE:
Community
Community
Incident Type:
Verbal Abuse, Academic Bullying
Verbal Abuse, Academic Bullying
Perpetrator Name
Dr. Raja Gopal Bhattar / Raja Bhattar
Dr. Raja Gopal Bhattar / Raja Bhattar
Perpetrator Specification
Organization, College / Institution
Organization, College / Institution
Impact
50 Hindus
Total Incidents of Verbal Abuse3
No. of Religious Bullying3
No. of Abuse Deities2
No. of Bully1
Verbal Abuse over 12 month
