A magnanimous apology, and the ‘rasam’ row cools off

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Recently, a video clip on rasam, the peppery Indian soup, raised temperatures and caused much heartache for many Malaysians when a sweet hijab-clad Malay woman reacted angrily to some Indian people who took offence over her claim of the soup being a Malaysian dish, saying it has been modified and all.In an emotional outburst, she claimed Indian Malaysians were merely in the country on a temporary stay, and they could go back to their homeland if they wanted.The diatribe sent social media into an unnecessary frenzy, made worse by another clip also making the rounds then, showing a Malay and Indian family fighting over flower pots. The usual stereotype insults were heard – “India pariah” (to which I have now developed a strong anti-body after decades of facing it), “balik India” (go back to India) and “Melayu bodoh” (actually a stupid statement itself).This made me wonder if the …