London, July 26 (ANI): An Indian-origin British man, who is a model turned teacher, is suing a Catholic school for more than 100,000 pounds claiming that he was subjected to racist abuses from pupils and staff.
According to The Daily Mail, Haresh Sood said that a drawing of his face captioned 'Farewell Bollywog!' was left for him in his shelf shortly after he was suspended from school.
According to the paper, Sood, who was once named one of Britain's most eligible bachelors, said that another note was left for him reading 'Good Riddance Turbanator!'.
The 35-year-old also said that his school register was torn and national flag removed from his classroom and dirtied.
He alleged that some pupils at Nottingham's Christ the King School called him a number of offensive racist names, including 'vindaloo' and 'chicken curry', the paper said.
Sood, whose has an Afro-like hairstyle, said a colleague at the Catholic secondary school told him to shave an Indian flag in his hair, it added.
He is suing the 700-pupil school for race discrimination, harassment, unfair dismissal and victimisation.
He is seeking more than 100,000 pounds in compensation for lost earnings, aggravated damages and injury to feelings. (ANI)
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