Liberal MP Alex Hawke has called on Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to apologise for the “real damage” her comments have caused the Indian community as the fallout continues internally and externally for the party.

The opposition has scrambled to repair ties with Indian Australians after Price’s remarks. On Monday, the Liberal leader, Sussan Ley , convened a roundtable with community leaders the day before she toured Sydney’s Harris Park – known as “Little India”.

“The remarks were received by the Indian community as hurtful and harmful,” Ley told SBS after the meeting.

Price has clarified but not explicitly apologised for comments that claimed the federal government’s migration program favoured some countries over others to win votes, naming the Indian community as an example.

Ley has al

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