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Rudd defends nephew's right to protest

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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
PM Kevin Rudd has defended the right of his nephew to use controversial protest tactics.
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Kevin Rudd has defended the right of his nephew to use controversial protest tactics, even though he disagrees with him.

Van Thanh Rudd, a Melbourne-based artist, made headlines in the India media after dressing up in a Ku Klux Klan hood on Australia Day to protest against violence directed at Indian students.

Asked about those tactics, the prime minister said he had a broad family.

"We all believe in free speech but I don't agree with what he said," Mr Rudd told Fairfax Radio on Friday.

"I haven't had a chat with him for quite some months."

Mr Rudd pointed out that his 36-year-old nephew had two brothers - a policeman and a member of the Australian Defence Force.

They are the sons of the prime minister's brother Malcolm, a Vietnam veteran, and his wife Tuoi.

 
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