MALAPPURAM: Nigerian Actor
Samuel Abiola Robinson, who earlier came up with allegation that he experienced racism in Kerala, has made a U-turn, saying that all of it was misunderstanding, miscommunication and misinformation. In a latest
Facebook post Samuel also says that no Racism in
Kerala and the state is one of the friendliest places in Asia for an African to visit.
Samuel who played title role in the movie ‘Sudani From Nigeria’, had alleged through a series of Facebook posts that he faced racial discrimination from the part of producers in Kerala. He had alleged that the producers denied him ‘decent remuneration’, only because of his skin colour. But, On Wednesday, he had withdrawn all FB posts related to the allegations.
In a latest Facebook post, Samuel said that he has been contacted by the producers of movie to settle the issue of unfair wages and he has received confirmation receipt of payment for reasonable sum as salary for his work on ‘Sudani from Nigeria’.
“I previously ascribed racial discrimination to the treatment I had received but deeper enlightenment and explanation by The Happy Hours Entertainment (Producers of the movie) make me believe that this was not a case of racial discrimination but a case of misunderstanding, miscommunication and misinformation. I would like to apologize to any person from Kerala who was offended by my previous statements. As this particular case is now confirmed to not be racial discrimination, I want to state that there is almost completely no Racism in Kerala and I believe Kerala is one of the friendliest places in Asia for an African to visit”, the FB post says.
He also expressed gratitude to finance Minister of Kerala Thomas
Isaac for his support to resolve the issue regarding the payment of salary and
He also informed that he will be donating a part of the money that he has received to The
Red Card Anti-Racism education charity.
