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Aussie paper puts Symonds in Hanuman's body

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Posted online: Tuesday , January 08, 2008 at 0816 hrs IST

Melbourne, January 8:: An Australian newspaper on Tuesday published a picture of Andrew Symonds with his face superimposed on Hanuman's body, giving a comic touch to the racial slur furore in the Sydney Test.

"Symonds baney Hanuman" ran the caption on the photograph in the Courier Mail, which was beamed by some Indian TV channels on Monday night.

The photograph was published a day after off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was banned for three Tests after ICC Match referee Mike Procter upheld the Australian charge that he had racially abused all-rounder Symonds by calling him a "monkey".

Meanwhile, the Sydney-based United Indian Association (UIA) expressed deep concern at the ban.

"The Australian" quoted UIA president Raj Natarajan as saying that since the Monkey God is one of the revered idols of Hindu mythology and worshipped by millions, it is surprising it was considered a racist term.

Even more surprising is that the word monkey is considered by the match referee serious enough to slap a three-match ban on Harbhajan Singh, the Sydney Morning Herald quoted him, as saying.

UIA members felt the Australian team behaved in an unsporting way during their 22-run win over India in the second Test at the SCG on Sunday.

The UIA represents various migrant community groups of Indian origin in Australia.

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Andrew Symonds
by Kamal Patel on 2008-01-11 23:51:39.311693+05:30
What was done by the aussies is demeaning to hinduism and should not go unpunished.
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Jeetega India
by ashishkumar p patel on 2008-01-10 09:15:31.164078+05:30
Australian team lost their confidence while playing and to demoralize indian team and especially Harbhajan who was looking good in that test. So, they did that......................
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Symonds
by Arun Verma on 2008-01-09 15:50:34.027368+05:30
this is gonna really bad, people should do bigger to he Indian team, we all are with u, Chak de india.
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Hanuman's body
by Arijit on 2008-01-09 12:43:49.660487+05:30
i dont expect symonds will get affected by this.he is a good player and allrounder.well the indians(bhaji)can give him a lesson on cricket field.......Arijit
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Symonds
by Arun Verma on 2008-01-09 15:52:42.465903+05:30
I am with u, best of Luck
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symonds-bhaloo
by gk on 2008-01-09 11:17:23.081393+05:30
Monkey is a understatement for this beast called symonds
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