India wants job security and economic prosperity not 'racial purity': Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, May 31: The Congress on Tuesday described a proposal of the culture ministry's reportedly to trace the purity of races in India as "sinister" even as the ministry denied any such move.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the country wants job security and economic prosperity and not racial purity.
"The last time a country had a culture ministry studying 'racial purity', it didn't end well. India wants job security and economic prosperity, not 'racial purity', Prime Minister," Gandhi said in a tweet, quoting a media report that the culture ministry will study the racial purity of Indians.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also shared the article on Twitter and said this is the Germany of the 1930s.
"Nothing can be more sinister than the decision of Union Ministry of Culture to acquire DNA profiling machines to establish genetic history and 'trace the purity of races in India'. Genetic history is one thing, but racial purity? This is Germany of the 1930s," the former Union minister said in a tweet.
The Ministry of Culture, however, dubbed the media report as "misleading and mischievous", saying its proposal is not related to establishing the genetic history or tracing the purity of Indians.
"The Article - Culture Ministry to Study 'Racial Purity' of Indians, in Morning Standard on 28th May is misleading, mischievous and contrary to facts. The proposal is not related to establishing genetic history and 'trace the purity of races in India' as alluded in article," the ministry said on its official Twitter handle.
The last time a country had a culture ministry studying ‘racial purity’, it didn’t end well.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 31, 2022
India wants job security & economic prosperity, not 'racial purity', Prime Minister. pic.twitter.com/6q9qBAA9l8
Nothing can be more sinister than the decision of Union Ministry of Culture to acquire DNA profiling machines to establish genetic history & 'trace the purity of races in India'. Genetic history is one thing, but racial purity? This is Germany of the 1930s!https://t.co/P5ZHJacb2d
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 31, 2022
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
