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NEW DELHI: India’s ruling party has removed the Taj Mahal from an official tourism advert, in what historians say is an attempt to undermine the country’s Islamic heritage and further sideline its Muslim minority. The removal of the 17th-century Mughal mausoleum — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — follows the recent erasure of Muslim city and town names in the country.
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This is not a new phenomenon. Descendants of the British colonists in India ( referred to as Anglo-Indians ) still believe that they are British and swear allegiance to the UK. There are also many Indians in S'pore and Malaysia who claim to be Eurasians. The Jewish community in India has an affinity to Israel because of their shared religion.
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Many Israeli accounts (& bots) pretending to be Indians
Astroturfing
Israel fight its wars with cybertroopers
One example:
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British singer Englebert Humperdinck was born in Madras, India. However, he denies having any Indian blood.
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“There's a well-known Malay saying that goes 'If you see a snake and an Indian........'
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British actor Alistair McGowan's Calcutta-born father concealed his Indian nationality until his death, telling his son he was darker-skinned after summers spent working in greenhouses. The same paranoia afflicted Anglo-Indian Hollywood actress Merle Oberon (below), who denied her ancestry.