Swaraj assured that the assault was carried out by anti-social elements and argued that giving the case a racial tinge would be unfair to the people of India, who generally believe in harmonious cohabitation. 
Swaraj alisisitiza kuwa udhalilishaji huo ulikuwa na chembechembe za kimatabaka na kudai kwamba kusema suala hilo lilikuwa ni ubaguzi wa rangi isingekuwa haki kwa wa-Hindi, ambao kwa ujumla wanaamini katika undugu na umoja.