Rajkumar Mourners Riot in Bangalore
by Andre Soares
Via The [London] Independent: "These are not scenes the outside world is used to seeing from Bangalore, the hub of India’s IT industry and the flagship for its extraordinary pace of economic growth."
The "scenes" in question have consisted of violent rioting that have left several dead as mourners have set buses and cars on fire following the death of film actor Rajkumar, referred to by The Independent as "the biggest star the local Kannada-language film ever produced."
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