South Africa not India is the motherland of Indian-South Africans
- Edwin Naidu
- Feb 10, 2021, 16:21 IST IST
South Africans-of-Indian-origin should be singing Nkosi Sikelel iAfrica and not Jana Gana Mana. It should be long live South Africa, not Jai Hind. Similarly, there should be support for the Proteas and not the Indian cricket team.
South Africans-of-Indian-origin urgently need a mind-set shift. They do not belong to a homogenous group and should stop this nonsense about India being their motherland. If you were born and raised a South African, a descendent of those who arrived as indentured labourers on the SS Truro in 1860 and worked hard to successfully establish their roots here, you are South African first and foremost. Many of us are united in the belief that this not the country of Modi but that of Mandela. It is our motherland.
A mind-set shift is required not only for those confused about their identity from an Indian point of view, but also from a South African one. In promoting social cohesion, by maintaining Apartheid-era racial tags, the ANC has failed to promote “One South Africa, One people” principle. Sadly, this has left us more divided as a nation.
A mind-set shift is required not only for those confused about their identity from an Indian point of view, but also from a South African one. In promoting social cohesion, by maintaining Apartheid-era racial tags, the ANC has failed to promote “One South Africa, One people” principle. Sadly, this has left us more divided as a nation.
