Hindu American Foundation

‘How about banning Indian caste system’: Row over Ann Coulter’s reaction to Sharia law ban in Florida

[ad_1] Ann Coulter’s comment on the Indian caste system triggers a fresh row. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill this week that bars Florida courts from applying foreign laws, including Sharia law. Conservative writer Ann Coulter‘s comment on it triggered a massive row as she did not say anything about the law or the […]

‘Running on a platform of shutting down temples’: Hindu leader says Republican loss in Texas local election not surprising

[ad_1] Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss for the open Texas Senate District 9 seat in Tarrant County which is the largest Republican county in the nation. It was a special election to fill the seat after the incumbent Republican resigned to take another office and Rehmet will serve the remainder of the current […]

‘AI-generated Pakistani propaganda…’: Hindu American Foundation responds to historian calling organisation ‘far-right’

[ad_1] An intense digital clash is brewing as the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) finds itself at odds with historian Audrey Truschke over the issue of Hindu nationalism in the United States. An online clash erupted between the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) and historian Audrey Truschke on the topic of Hindu nationalism in the United States.The […]

‘Hindus realising Christian nationalists are not friends’: Mehdi Hasan weighs in on JD Vance’s remarks about wife Usha’s religion

[ad_1] British Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan weighed in on Vice President JD Vance’s comments about his Indian-origin wife Usha’s Hindu faith, saying conservative Hindus who sided with Donald Trump’s MAGA movement are now realising that Christian nationalists are not their friends. What is the row about? In a recent interview, Vance said he hopes his […]

‘Not a winning strategy’: Hindu American Foundation director says JD Vance attacked Hindu traditions as he hoped for wife’s conversion

[ad_1] JD Vance has now been accused of insulting Hinduism in his comment about Christianity at the Turning Point USA event. Amid a raging controversy over Vice President JD Vance’s comment on his Christianity, Hindu American Foundation director Suhag Shukla said Vance insulted Hinduism by saying that Hindu traditions are “just not good enough”. The […]

‘As we gather with our families for Diwali…’ HAF objects to Rutgers University’s anti-Hindu conference, ‘We are not proxy of RSS’

[ad_1] HAF director Suhag Shukla objected to Rutgers University’s upcoming anti-Hindutva seminar. The Hindu American Foundation expressed its objection to an upcoming conference sponsored by Rutgers University targeting the Hindu American community in the United States and asked the university to dissociate itself from the event. The event titled ‘Hindutva in America: A threat to […]

‘Not mouthpiece of Indian government’: Hindu American Foundation on Shashi Tharoor’s accusation that NRIs are silent

[ad_1] The Hindu American Foundation said the diaspora is not the spokesperson of the Indian government or any political party reacting to Shashi Tharoor’s allegation that the Indian-American community did little to address the US-India quagmire. The Hindu American Foundation Monday said they do not work as the spokesperson of any Indian government or any […]

Why do you expect? Hindu American Foundation chief reacts to Shashi Tharoor’s jibe over diaspora’s silence on H-1B, tariff

[ad_1] HAF director Suhag Shukla reacted to Shashi Tharoor’s concern that the Indian-American politicians are silent on H-1B, tariff. Shashi Tharoor recently questioned the silence of the Indian-American politicians on US-India issues like trade and H-1B and condemned the silence of the Indian-American diaspora. Hindu American Foundation chief Suhag A Shukla strongly reacted to that […]

‘Why are we allowed a false statue…’: Republican leader Alexander Duncan under fire for comment on 90-ft Texas Hanuman statue, HAF reports to GOP

[ad_1] GOP leader Alexander Duncan comes under fire for his hateful comment on Texas Hanuman temple amid H-1B row. The Hindu American Foundation took a strong objection to the recent comments of Republican leader Alexander Duncan on the ‘Statue of Union’, a 90-ft statue of Hanuman in Texas. The comment came amid the H-1B row […]

Landmark ruling: BAPS welcomes DOJ decision to close investigation of Akshardham temple in New Jersey; full statement

[ad_1] The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in the United States has welcomed the decision by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Attorney’s Office for New Jersey to close their investigation of BAPS and the creation of BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham.In its statement issued on Thursday, BAPS said that the temple “a place of […]