‘True’: Musk endorses MP Priyanka Chaturvedi’s put up, ‘not Asian however Pakistani grooming gangs’

Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi bought backing of tech billionaire Elon Musk on her opinion during which she objected Britain’s Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the usage of the generic time period “Asian” with regards to a baby sexual abuse scandal throughout components of England, largely involving gangs of males of Pakistani origin.

In a put up on X, Chaturvedi, political chief of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, highlighted that the blame for grooming gangs within the UK can’t be laid on Asia, however “one absolute rogue nation” Pakistan.

“Repeat after me, they aren’t ASIAN Grooming Gangs however PAKISTANI grooming gangs. Why ought to Asians take the autumn for one absolute rogue nation?” Chaturvedi stated.

Inside minutes, Musk reacted to Chaturvedi’s put up, calling it “true”.

Okay. pic.twitter.com/frMz1dHVMt

— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) January 8, 2025

Starmer faces backlash

In the meantime, Starmer has been dealing with the brunt for utilizing the time period “Asian grooming gangs” with the leaders of British Indians and different South Asian communities accusing him of unfairly implicating various Asian ethnicities in crimes predominantly dedicated by people of Pakistani heritage.

The time period “Asian grooming gangs” got here beneath scrutiny once more after the UK PM used it whereas defending his file as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) from 2008 to 2013.

British Indian and Sikh leaders argue that such terminology unfairly stigmatises whole Asian communities, together with Indians, Sri Lankans, and others, for crimes predominantly linked to males of Pakistani heritage.

“We’re dismayed that PM (Starmer) selected to whitewash this heinous atrocity with the phrase ‘Asian’,” a report by The Instances of India quoted Krishna Bhan, Chair of the Hindu Council UK, as saying.

“Our Hindu and Sikh ladies have been additionally victims of those grooming gangs, and utilizing this imprecise time period insults all Asians,” Bhan additional stated.

MPs of Starmer’s get together vote in opposition to grooming gangs inquiry

In the meantime, the opposition Conservative Occasion within the UK, who’re generally known as Tories, had known as for a brand new nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs, however earlier at the moment, the movement was rejected by the Starmer-led authorities and this might now result in a political pressure in the home of commons in Britain.

The Tories launched the movement to ‘Kids’s Wellbeing and Colleges Invoice’, which in response to the UK authorities, goals at preserving youngsters protected from exploitation. They demanded a nationwide inquiry into the grooming gangs within the nation.

The invoice was, nonetheless, rejected by all of the Labour MPs in the home by a vote of 364 in opposition to 111.

Amongst those that voted for the movement have been – 101 Conservatives, 5 Reform UK MPs, two from the Democratic Unionist Occasion (DUP), Conventional Unionist Vote’s Jim Allister, United Progressive Occasion’s Robin Swann, and Unbiased Alex Easton.

In keeping with a report by information company Press Affiliation, the invoice will now go straight for extra evaluate with out having to undergo another formal vote.