The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s nephew, self-styled artist-activist Van Rudd, was today removed from Melbourne Park by police after an anti-racism protest.Dressed in Ku Klux Klan outfits, Van Rudd and Sam King, from the Revolutionary Socialist Party, staged a quiet protest outside Rod Laver Arena as the quarter-final match between Belgian Justine Henin and Russian Nadia Petrova began.
The protest came after eight men were arrested overnight over an attack on two Indian students. The attackers allegedly made racist comments before kicking and punching the Indians.
Source: Australian media
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