'Why am I under protection?': Envoy Dinesh Patnaik says Indians feeling unsafe in Canada; 'I find it strange'

India's new High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik expressed safety concerns of Indians in Canada in a recent interview with CTV News, and called the situation strange enough that he, an envoy, is under protection in the country. "Is Canada safe for Indians here? Is Canada safe for itself? Because Canada cannot look at the situation as an Indian problem. It's a Canadian problem," Patnaik said. "There are Canadians who are creating this problem. Do you look at it? Do you look at what is happening within Canada? Today, one of the restaurants was attacked for the third time in Vancouver. Shots were fired at the restaurant owned by an Indian," the envoy said, referring to the firing at Indian comedian Kapil Sharma's cafe. "South Asians and Indians are feeling unsafe here. Do we