Watching Australian sport embrace Modi broke my heart – and showed inclusion is still just a strategy | Rana Hussain
When the AFL and Cricket Australia target India and the diaspora but only engage with convenient perspectives, trust begins to erode
For most of my life, being Indian, Muslim, Australian and devoted to sport has never felt like a contradiction. Until now.
When I saw AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon and Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh smiling alongside Indian prime minister Narendra Modi last week, I wasn’t simply watching a diplomatic engagement. I was watching two institutions I love celebrate a leader whose name carries deep pain for many people like me.
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