Members of the Indian community have extended a warm welcome to the opposition leader after she declined to apologise for a senator's controversial migration comments.

Coalition Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price forced her party into days of damage control after saying in an interview the government was bringing in Indian migrants who would vote for Labor and support its policies.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has since reiterated coalition support for the Indian diaspora, which makes up the second-largest foreign-born community in Australia.

In an attempt to smooth over relations, she visited the western Sydney suburb of Harris Park, which is also known as Little India, on Sunday afternoon.

Community members welcomed Ms Ley with smiles and flowers, and she was taken on a walking tour of

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