Milind
Soman's
wife
Ankita
Konwar
who
hails
from
Assam,
had
recently
called
out
the
racist
attitude
of
citizens
of
India
after
Mirabai
Chanu's
win
at
Tokyo
Olympics
2020.
In
her
tweet,
she
had
spoken
about
how
a
certain
section
of
section
is
infested
with
racism
and
written
that
people
from
Northeast
become
Indians
only
after
winning
medals.
Later
in
an
interview
with
a
leading
tabloid,
Ankita
shed
light
on
what
pushed
her
to
share
those
thoughts
on
social
media.
Ankita
told
Hindustan
Times
that
it's
time
to
accept
our
flaws
and
added,
"It's
is
not
going
to
change
by
just
one
person.
I'm
just
trying
to
make
it
a
point
that
these
things
exist
in
our
society."
She
continued,
"I
know
people
who
call
out
individuals
from
Northeast
as
'chinki';
I've
corrected
them
many
times.
Now,
I
see
them
coming
out
and
say,
'We're
so
proud
of
you'.
When
you
see
a
post
like
that,
you're
like,
'Oh
wow,
now
you
think
that
we're
a
part
of
India',
but
when
I'm
there
with
you,
then
you
don't
think
so'.
It's
only
when
somebody
is
winning
a
medal
that
you
can
be
a
part
of
the
country,
so
what
about
the
rest
of
us
then."
The
29-year-old
revealed
that
her
tweet
had
stemmed
from
her
personal
experience
and
shared,
"(Even
today)
people
just
come
on
my
page
and
post
comments
like
corona,
Chinese,
or
chinki.
It's
hurtful."
Ankita
revealed
that
these
racist
comments
are
not
restricted
to
just
social
media
and
added,
"I've
lived
in
Bengaluru,
Mumbai,
Chennai
and
Delhi.
I've
actually
lived
with
it.
When
you
are
walking,
people
call
you
names.
When
you
go
out
with
your
friends,
you
are
treated
in
a
different
way.
People
are
looking
at
you
in
a
different
way."
"There
have
also
been
incidents
when
you
are
looking
for
a
place
on
rent,
and
when
you
go
to
meet
them,
'Oh
you
are
from
northeast,
maybe
you
are
a
drug
addict
or
maybe
you
will
party
too
much,
let's
not
rent
out
the
place
to
you'.
I
don't
know
who
made
these
things,
but
we
all
have
been
putting
up
with
this,"
the
tabloid
quoted
her
as
saying.
On
being
told
that
there
are
some
who
disagree
with
her
views,
Ankita
explained,
"What's
there
to
disagree
when
somebody
is
sharing
their
experience
with
you?
That
doesn't
count.
Your
disagreement
has
nothing
to
do
with
what
I've
faced
my
entire
life.
You
can't
come
and
tell
me
what
I've
lived
was
a
lie.
We
can't
close
our
eyes
to
things
that
are
happening
in
front
of
us.
How
long
will
you
be
sweeping
it
off?
Ankita
said
that
one
has
to
be
courageous
to
face
the
flaws
in
the
system
in
the
country.
Hoping
that
nobody
has
to
go
through
what
northeast
people
have
been
through,
she
signed
off
by
saying,
"It's
just
so
demeaning
when
you're
going
out
on
the
roads,
and
people
look
at
you
in
a
certain
way,
comment
on
your
clothes,
the
way
that
you
talk,
call
you
names,
just
because
you're
from
a
particular
place,
or
the
way
you
look."