I think the Gecko was talking about violent confrontations in Pattaya.
Since most of them come from Issan, not Bangkok, I think he might have a valid point. There are not too many Indians who settled up there, they were mainly in Bangkok.
The Thai muslims only represent a small minority and mostly in the south. Let’s not forget the Thais mostly worship the Buddha, who was racially an Indian from what is now Nepal.
If I was a smelly Indian sex tourist in Pattaya I would be using the line that I am a direct descendant of the Buddha to try and get some freebies.