At times I am treated differently: Obama

New Delhi, Jan 27: The rise of a cook’s grandson to the presidency of the US and being queried about his religious beliefs. This and some other vignettes from his personal life and history were related by US President Barack Obama in his public address Tuesday as he narrated, with a little anguish, as to how he is sometimes “treated differently” because of the colour of his skin. Obama, addressing a town hall meeting at the 2,000-seating capacity Siri Fort Auditorium, one of the largest in the capital that is the venue for large concerts, said that his grandfather “was a cook for the British army in Kenya” and that “distant branches of Michelle’s family were slaves”. “When we were born people who looked like us still could not vote in some parts of the country,” said Obama, the first coloured president of the US. Referring to the colour prejudice that continues to exist in some parts of the US, he said: “Even as America has blessed us with the extraordinary opportunity (to be president), there are moments when I am treated differently because of the colour of my skin."