Asian Man Who Doused Far-Right Activist With Milkshake is Now Getting Death Threats
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By Carl Samson
The Asian man
The scene, which was caught in a now-viral video, saw 23-year-old Danyal Mahmud shower English Defence League (EDL) founder Tommy Robinson with his milkshake after getting “annoyed” of being pursued during a walk in Warrington, Cheshire.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, seeks to become a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the northwest of England. He is a well-known Islamophobe with an extensive criminal record.
“He just kept talking to me. I kept moving location. I was the only Asian guy there. I said to him I do not wish to speak to you on or off camera. I just got annoyed with him. A milkshake ‘slipped’ out of my hand,” Mahmud told Asian Image.
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Mahmud, an apprentice customer services adviser, was about to meet an occupational health therapist that day. Along his way, he met a group planning to protest Robinson’s visit in the area.
“This local councillor … was there with the UAF [Unite Against Fascism] and he explained to me that Tommy was coming in to the town, that he was standing as MEP and that they were going to tell him he wasn’t welcome. I had the day off and some time before my meeting and he asked me to join them, so I did,” Mahmud told The Observer.
The 23-year-old admitted to calling Robinson “scum” along with other protesters, but argued that Robinson’s supporters were “really aggressive.” They allegedly called him a racial slur, “pedophile” and “terrorist.”
“The first time he [Robinson] approached me, he asked me if I thought he was racist and I said: yeah,” Mahmud said. “Then he says: ‘do you know 80% of grooming gangs are Muslim?’ I go to him, ‘that’s a false statistic there, what about White paedophiles? Why are they not called Christian grooming gangs?’ – and then he goes off on one.”
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Mahmud eventually left the area with a UAF member and a warning from the police to call emergency if anyone followed him. He expected that the area would be clear by late afternoon, but upon his return — and to his horror — Robinson and his entourage were there for him.
“They came running after me. At that point I was scared for my life,” Mahmud recalled. “I looked calm but I knew that I was going to get beaten whatever the outcome was. He said I’d assaulted a woman, which wasn’t true. He said that I was aggressive and I couldn’t do shit so I just threw the milkshake in his face and ducked.”
After the ruckus, Mahmud went home and later to the hospital to have some bruises, cuts and a minor head injury treated. People took photos of him there, and since then, he has been worried for himself and his family.
“I’m a low-key person, I didn’t anticipate this publicity and I don’t want it — I’m getting death threats on social media and I am worried about me and my family being targeted.”
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Mahmud’s milkshake was the second thrown at Robinson in just two days. Previously, another man threw a strawberry-flavored milkshake at the far-right activist.
Then on Friday, one of his supporters was filmed threatening a 16-year-old holding a milkshake, saying “I promise I’ll knock your teeth out.” On the same day, another supporter confiscated a passerby’s milkshake.
Images via Twitter / @AzTheBaz
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