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I was recently in the US and happened to speak to people, upper middle class local people and immigrants. When it comes to nanny, they never pay so much money as stipulated. Infact immigrants from latin america always get paid less, this hypocrisy of standard payment has been raised by americans themselves. Housekeepers etc are paid not on hourly basis, but more like a weekly contract.
And the entire issue would not have been focussed so much, had the housekeeper been of any other faith.
There is a long standing problem of illegal immigrants or people like nannies, housekeepers of Indian diplomats who come with diplomats but refuse to leave USA or other developed countries because of the opportunity.
How are we so sure the maid is completely blameless, the lawyer who is fighting for her has no ulterior motive or the homeland security just needed an excuse to get into the Indian consulate maybe?
And as for clean and transparent behaviour of american diplomats while treating their employees or the pristine way of equality in which employees are treated by americans, there can be questions there too. Its not like rich people always suffer for their mis treatment and law breaking all the time. There is corruption everywhere in the world, in all countries, rich or poor.
I am not saying Devyani is right. She may or may not be wrong, pending trial. But the appalling way she was treated is what caused such widespread protest and raised voices even within America. She is a diplomat, she was not supposed to be strip searched or cavity swapped if it indeed is true.
Rest assured, if she commits a crime, she should be punished. Indian people have this sense of entitlement where they think if they are rich and powerful they can get away with everything. But matters should be investigated and conclusions should not be drawn.
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