For British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, using the word Asian is proving difficult. Now Keir Starmer is facing backlash over his pronunciation of the word Asian. Uddhav Shiv Sena's woman MP, Priyanka Chaturvedi took to her social media account to strongly oppose the British Prime Minister's use of the word Asian, targeting Pakistan, saying, “Clearly say Pakistan instead of Asian.” Elon Musk has also supported this statement of Priyanka Chaturvedi.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently used the word 'Asian' while speaking on child abuse. After which there has been a huge controversy regarding this word. Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi expressed strong opposition to the word Asian uttered by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Along with this he said that behind all these crimes is not an Asian country but Pakistan, instead of defaming all countries by calling them Asian, the word Pakistan should be clearly mentioned. American businessman Elon Musk also agrees with Chaturvedi's statement.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has also made a statement on this entire controversy. Which is supported by American billionaire Elon Musk. Priyanka Chaturvedi posted on social media platform X and wrote that this is not an 'Asian' grooming gang, but a 'Pakistani' grooming gang.
Repeat after me, they aren't ASIAN Grooming Gangs but PAKISTANI grooming gangs.
Why should Asians take the fall for one absolute rogue nation?
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) January 8, 2025
Elon Musk has confirmed this by writing 'True'. Priyanka Chaturvedi has questioned in her post Case Why should the entire Asian community be held responsible for the mistakes of one country?
What has the British Prime Minister said, on which Priyanka raised questions?
During his tenure as head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) between 2008 and 2013, he disputed Keir Starmer's claim that he had led the first prosecution of an Asian grooming gang. In fact, the opposition Conservative Party has called for a national inquiry into decades-old sex crimes against children in northern England. The Prime Minister made this statement only after an investigation revealed that the perpetrators in many cases are of Pakistani origin. The United Kingdom has long grappled with a history of blackmail by gangs of people living in Britain.
How does a grooming gang work?
Grooming gangs are those who prey on young girls and abuse them physically and mentally. In this people first start friendship with young girls. After becoming friends, their trust wins. Later they take advantage of the trust reposed by the girl and abuse her physically and mentally.
Along with this, the report said that along with physical relations, these people make minor girls addicted to drugs. After which they are forced to have sex. Many girls caught up in these gangs are forced into prostitution and sold. According to the report, a total of 1,400 girls were exploited at that time.
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