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Friday, March 29, 2024

Senator Harris, insulting Goddess Durga for votes is NOT acceptable

The following statements were issued by American Hindus Against Defamation (AHAD) and HinduPACT  (initiatives of World Hindu Council of America) on Kamala Harris as Goddess Durga meme: 

Statement by Ajay Shah, Executive Vice President, VHPA, Convener AHAD and HinduPACT: 

“It seems to us that Sen. Harris, a self-acknowledged non-Hindu has now realized that in the  battleground states, the Hindu votes matter. So, Senator Harris is now rapidly discovering her Hindu roots. Welcome home, Senator, you have now moved on from masala dosas and cleverly inserted  reference to “chitti” to donning the dress of Goddess Durga. Do you want to know what those who  practice Hindu dharma think about this cartoonish portrayal of you as Durga Mata?

Before assuming  the form of Durga Mata, through your niece, did you bother picking up a book on Hindu Dharma 101 or at least talk to your “chitti?” Hindus are offended, and Hindus are outraged, because you have insulted  Hindu Goddess and while you continue to claim to be a non-Hindu, you have the audacity to assume the  form of a revered Hindu Goddess during one of the most auspicious Hindu festivals, Navaratri for scoring  political points.” 

Statement by Utsav Chakrabarty Executive Director, HinduPACT: 

“The caricature of Hindu deities wreaks is tokenism that has become a hallmark of Biden-Harris ticket. At  best it is cheap and hurtful and at its worst, creates tank Hinduphobia in communities that already have  very little knowledge about Hindu Dharma.” 

Statement by Rakhi Israni, Executive Director, Legal, HinduPACT 

“It’s quite telling that a campaign that won’t even put out an agenda for the Hindu American community  when they have done so for other religious communities is misappropriating the religious symbols and  pictures of this same community for their own purposes. In other words, it seems that what the  Biden/Harris Campaign is saying is don’t ask what we will do for you, but continue giving your all to  us. It’s about time Hindu Americans wake up. We can’t afford to be emotionally tied to one party or  another lest we are taken for granted.”

(This press release was provided by Shri Ajay Shah, World Hindu Council of America (VHPA))


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