Vasundhara Sirnate, who has lived in NI since 2017, reflects on years of experiencing racism in her adopted community, and explains why recent anti-immigrant violence felt tragically inevitable

Vasundhara Sirnate has written about her experience in Northern Ireland after recent rioting in Ballymena

Vasundhara Sirnate has written about her experience in Northern Ireland after recent rioting in Ballymena

On Sunday, June 15, I asked my husband to drive me through the streets that witnessed rioting in Ballymena.

The violence in the town occurred two miles from where we live.