‘Rise above casteism’: Hockey captain Rani Rampal on casteist slurs on Vandana’s family

Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal expressed agony over the casteist slurs by neighbours against family of player Vandana Kataria after Olympic loss. She said that people have to rise above casteism because when they play, they play for India.“Whatever happened with Vandana's family was a shameful act. I just want to tell people to rise above casteism. Our religions are different, we come from different parts of the country but when we play, we play for the Indian flag,” said Rani.