He was shown the middle finger and subjected to hate speech by an elderly woman who told him to 'return to India' because of his Indian heritage.

Ashwin Annamalai highlights a disturbing rise in hate crimes against the Indian community in Canada, sharing his personal experience of racism.

Mr Annamalai expressed concerns about rising hate crimes against the Indian community, he also cited a report showing that the Waterloo region has the highest rate of police-reported hate crimes in Canada.

The Canadian prime minister criticized India Wednesday over its alleged interference in the "safety and sovereignty of Canada."

India's envoy to Canada, who is being expelled over what Ottawa says are links to the murder of a Sikh leader, insisted in an interview he was innocent and said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had wrecked bilateral political ties.

In an old video, the then Leader of the Opposition in Canada could be heard launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for levelling “baseless” allegations against India over the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.