Goa home minister refers to Africans as 'Nigros'

August 20, 2014 18:42

After two Goa lawmakers termed Nigerians "cancer" and "wild animals", the state home ministry has referred to Africans as "Nigros" in an annexure submitted to the assembly. The annexure was submitted along with chief minister Manohar Parrikar's written reply tabled during the monsoon session of the assembly on Wednesday. It referred to an African national arrested in the beach village of Calangute May 8 as an "unknown African Nigro".

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