Ad for flatmates in NZ prohibiting Indians sparks outrage

October 31, 2015 18:31

An advertisement stating "no Indians or Asians" for flatmates in New Zealand's biggest online marketplace, sparked an outrage among the Indian community which said such "explicit discrimination" was concerning.

The ad on TradeMe, New Zealand's biggest online marketplace, by a man from Christchurch city who goes by the name Alistair was listed a week ago, and has been viewed hundreds of times.

The man who listed the ad, which has been removed now, insisted that he was not racist "but did not want to live with people who cook curry every night or couldn't speak English", the New Zealand Herald reported.

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