“I’m a big fan of Hindu, and a big fan of India,” said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Republican Hindu Coalition concert last week. At the glitzy event, Trump lit Diwali lamps on stage and asserted that if he became president, the “Indian and Hindu community will have a true friend in the White House”.
In the heartland of the Indian-American community in Edison, New Jersey, Trump was hailed as a man Hindus of America should vote for, as placards declared “Hillary for prison” and “Trump great for India”.
With fake Michael Jackson performers and dancers dressed as US Navy Seals gyrating to Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The USA, the event was a kitschy phantasmagoria, yet signalled a unique alliance Read More
