Did Amitabh make the problem complicated?

In a poll put up in Amitabh Bachchan blog about his decision to reject the honorary doctorate offered to him by Queensland University of Technology, about 65% supported n rest were unhappy with the decision. One can have a personal opinion but should be more than responsible & logical enough in expressing it especially when its a sensitive issue. When you are a public figure it represents not only your opinion but also of community's. Unfortunatley, here the community is India.

In his response to racial attacks in Australia, Amitabh mentioned in his blog " I mean no disrespect to the Institution that honours me, but under the present circumstances, where citizens of my own country are subjected to such acts of inhuman horror, my conscience does not permit me to accept this decoration from a country that perpetrates such indignity to my fellow countrymen. "

Do we have any base on commenting these attacks as "Racist". Obsolutely answer is No. Neither all aurtralians nor Australian govt has attacked Students of our country. The attack was by few stupid louts who were happened to be australians. Many, like John McCarthy said these attacks as Criminal activity and no official either from India or from Australia declared them as racial attacks. At this juncture, even govt is negotiating with Oz govt to prevent these attacks. So, how logical is it to reject the honory degree in this tensed environment by assuming the attacks are spurred by racism. Its personal decision to reject the degree but it also strengthen the feeling of racism which is not there. Just only 4 to 5 members out of 90,000 members were attacked. The truth is that some will inevitably get caught in crime. Can any govt avoid such a minor accidents? Dont we have any such attacks in our own country. If there were attacks on students in past, the number of Indian students in Austraila wouldn't have raised to 90,000 who contribute 25% of totla foreign students.

Its really bad that Amitabhji generalises the attacks are done by australia. It would be good to take back the decision and convey a messege to world that the attacks weren't on racism factor and chill the tensed situation. Thus, Complications in the issue will be brought down. But i really apprciate your feeling about these attacks and your sympathy towards attacked indian students but all these feelings u got were just by watching Electronic media. Your decision might have been different if u looked at official News released by both governments.