Hindu group endorses Donald Trump over Harris in US presidential elections

The Biden-Harris administration has not kept the border secure. Harris is the second in command after President Joe Biden and did nothing to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the US, he said.

“As a consequence of all these illegal immigrants, we’ve seen record crime, record drug smuggling… and it ends up affecting minority communities, in particular many of the Asian-American business owners,” he said.

On the other hand, Sanduja praised Trump’s efforts to make the immigration system more merit-based. He also lauded the former president’s efforts to bolster defence and technology cooperation with India.

Trump is “very pro-India”. He was able to cultivate an excellent relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and collaborate on many defence projects that would enable India to take on China, he said.

Unlike Harris, who made a lot of “disparaging remarks” about the government and people of India, Trump did not interfere in the country’s internal affairs, Sanduja said.

“Kamala Harris would be very destabilising for Indo-US relations,” he claimed.

He said Hindus for America First is organising efforts among Hindus in battleground states like Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada against Harris.

Sanduja said the global Hindu community is concerned about the attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.

“We would request all political entities concerned to raise this issue,” he said, adding that the Hindus of Bangladesh are suffering.

“I give President Trump a lot of credit. Under his leadership, the State Department acknowledged the persecution of Hindus in various parts of the subcontinent, like in Afghanistan…Pakistan, it was President Trump that took the leadership in acknowledging Hindu genocide,” he said.

First Published: Sep 07 2024 | 7:29 AM IST