i just noticed that it wasnt you who had made the original post, i had replied to that remark. and also no they were'nt physically abused thanx to soem quick thinking by my relatives who of course had lived thier entire lives there spoke good tamil and had the guts to speak out to the crowd, saying "thats sanskrit you idiots" and they left the place. a lot of people around had issues, and i just recall that incident as told by him to me, i dint note how many were injured or how many in the city were abused - i dont care - those stats dont mean anything to me anyways.