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Harinder P. Singh (“Harry”)
This Indian man, who Meena thinks looks like a bank manager, works for the men in charge of building the motorway that passes through Tollington. Meena feels an instinctive affinity toward him because both of them are Indian. Anita and Sam Lowbridge take part in the collective robbing and beating of this man. This racially motivated crime leaves Mr. Bhatra severely injured and motivates Meena and her parents to move out of Tollington.
Rajesh Bhatra (“The Indian Bank Manager”) Quotes in Anita and Me
The Anita and Me quotes below are all either spoken by Rajesh Bhatra (“The Indian Bank Manager”) or refer to Rajesh Bhatra (“The Indian Bank Manager”). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 13
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‘You wanted to hurt people, you mean!’ I yelled at him. ‘How could you say it, in front of me? My dad? To anyone? How can you believe that shit?’
Sam grabbed me by the wrists and I sucked in air and held it. ‘When I said them,’ he rasped, ‘I never meant you, Meena! It was all the others, not you!’
I put my face right up to his; I could smell the smoke on his breath. ‘You mean the others like the Bank Manager?’
Sam looked confused.
‘The man from the building site. The Indian man. I know you did it. I am the others, Sam. You did mean me.’
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Rajesh Bhatra (“The Indian Bank Manager”) Quotes in Anita and Me
The Anita and Me quotes below are all either spoken by Rajesh Bhatra (“The Indian Bank Manager”) or refer to Rajesh Bhatra (“The Indian Bank Manager”). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 13
Quotes
‘You wanted to hurt people, you mean!’ I yelled at him. ‘How could you say it, in front of me? My dad? To anyone? How can you believe that shit?’
Sam grabbed me by the wrists and I sucked in air and held it. ‘When I said them,’ he rasped, ‘I never meant you, Meena! It was all the others, not you!’
I put my face right up to his; I could smell the smoke on his breath. ‘You mean the others like the Bank Manager?’
Sam looked confused.
‘The man from the building site. The Indian man. I know you did it. I am the others, Sam. You did mean me.’
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