While it is true that there have been instances of differential treatment of passengers based on race, especially at US airports, this particular case does not seem to fall in that category.
There are good reasons why cell phones are to be switched off during take off and landing. The passengers who chose to ignore the warnings got what they deserved. I'm ashamed that they were Indian. Perhaps that is the problem. We Indians believe that everything can be 'adjusted'. We need to learn that not all places in the world are like our country.
