New Delhi, June 30 -- An Indian man, working in the United States, expressed his disappointment with the workplace discrimination, claiming he was asked to stop by his colleagues from speaking in meetings as his accent is hard to understand for them.

Taking to social media website Reddit, the 32-year-old man wrote, "Today, during a meeting, I asked a team member (about 55 years old) for a project update as part of my regular responsibilities. He told me to stop speaking in meetings because he couldn't understand my accent."

Stating that he felt dismissed and insulted, the man living and working in the US, wrote, "I felt dismissed and insulted. I've always made an effort to communicate clearly and professionally. No one else has said any...