Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump. , Photo Credit: AP
Hindu American groups have lauded Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump for promising to protect the human rights of Hindus around the world, including in the US. bangladesh and protect them “From the anti-religious agenda of the radical left.”
in his happy diwali On Thursday (October 31, 2024), Mr Trump “strongly condemned the barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians and other minorities in Bangladesh”, adding that a “state of complete lawlessness” remains.
“This would never have happened on my watch. Kamala and Joe have ignored Hindus around the world and in America. They have created a disaster from Israel to Ukraine and to our own southern border, but we will make America strong again and bring back peace through strength,” he said.
“We will also protect Hindu Americans against the anti-religious agenda of the radical left. We will fight for your freedom. Under my administration, we will also strengthen our great partnership with India and my good friend, Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi,” Mr Trump had said.
Utsav Sanduja, founder and president of Hindus for America First, said PTI In an interview he said that he is very grateful to President Trump.
“I’m very grateful to President Trump, always grateful and always grateful. It sucks that Kamala Harris hasn’t said anything on this issue. I think this election is going to make a big difference, ” said sir. Sanduja said.
HinduAction also thanked Mr Trump for his statement.
“As you rightly said, the situation of Hindus in Bangladesh is uncertain. Below is a summary of regularly updated data on atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh,” it said.
Indian-American Nathan Punwani said, “Thank you to President Trump for showing moral clarity and unequivocally condemning the anti-Hindu riots in Bangladesh.”
“Trump is a great person and a great leader, full credit to him for wishing Happy Diwali to all Hindus, Buddhists and Jain Sikhs. I think Trump really cares about these communities. He really understands what is going on in Bangladesh. He sees the atrocities being committed on Hindus. He is concerned about the religious minorities who are suffering in that country at the moment,” Mr Sanduja said.
“He has done millions of Americans such a huge favor who are concerned about human rights issues. Delivering on Diwali, such an auspicious day, such a wonderful thing. I would like to say that many of us in the Hindu community played a small role in persuading President Trump’s team, talking about it, giving briefings and preparing papers,” he said.
“We see that 60% of Indian Americans are supporting Kamala Harris. In the last election, I think 68% supported Biden. Support for the Democratic presidential candidate has declined. Last time Trump had 22% of the Indian American community. Now he is at 32%. This is according to the Carnegie Endowment’s latest survey on Indian American attitudes,” he said.
“With this statement, it is going to open the eyes of more Indian Americans, Hindu Americans, etc. They are going to vote for President Trump,” Mr. Sanduja said.
published – November 01, 2024 09:52 AM IST