Malawian Government Ignores Charges of Racism, Supports Gandhi Statue Construction

Gandhi statue required to maintain “lines of credit and concessionary loans” from India

BLANTYRE, Malawi: Oct. 11, 2018 — In a formal response to growing outrage among citizens of Malawi about a proposed statue of Mohandas Gandhi (nicknamed “Mahatma” by … Read More

“We Stand,” Says Black Activist at World Hindu Congress Protest

Calls people to stand “for those who have been chopped down” by Hindutva

CHICAGO, IL: Sept. 13, 2018 — As South Asian Americans and others from all walks of life — Buddhist, Christian, Dalit, Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh — rallied … Read More

Analyst Calls RSS “KKK of India” at World Hindu Congress Protest

Friedrich says, “It is my moral obligation to raise my voice for the oppressed”

CHICAGO, IL: Sept. 13, 2018 — As South Asian Americans and others from all walks of life — Buddhist, Christian, Dalit, Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh — … Read More

U.S. Congressman Krishnamoorthi Challenged for World Hindu Congress Appearance

Delegations visit Raja Krishnamoorthi’s offices in Illinois and Washington, D.C.

CHICAGO, IL: Sept. 13, 2018 — Over the two days leading up the launch of the World Hindu Congress (WHC) 2018 in Chicago, delegations from Organization for Minorities of India … Read More

Tulsi Gabbard: World Hindu Congress is “Partisan Indian Political Event”

Statement follows coalition letter denouncing Gabbard’s links to “hate groups”

HONOLULU, HI: September 4, 2018 — A month after a coalition called on U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) to publicly disassociate from the upcoming World Hindu Congress (WHC) in Chicago, … Read More

World Hindu Congress Founder: Carrying Trishul Prepares Mind to Kill

“Trishul sends a message that we should stand and fight,” says Swami Vigyananand

CHICAGO, IL: Sept. 3, 2018 — Swami Vigyananand, founder of the World Hindu Congress (WHC), called for arming “the masses” with trishuls — short-handled tridents — saying, … Read More

RSS-Sponsored Pogrom of Christians Commemorated in Delhi

Remembrance of 10th anniversary of killings in Kandhamal, Odisha

NEW DELHI: Sept. 2, 2018 — Women wiped tears from their eyes and buried their weeping faces in their shawls as they recounted personal experiences of victimization in three different pogroms … Read More

World Hindu Congress Speaker Calls Critics of RSS “Cockroaches”

Terms skeptics of RSS role in Kerala floods relief as “insects”

NEW DELHI: Aug. 24, 2018 — In a Twitter flamewar over the role of the nationalist paramilitary Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in providing relief to flood-struck Kerala, a speaker … Read More

Coalition Calls on Tulsi Gabbard to Reject Association With “Hate Groups”

11 South Asian diaspora groups challenge U.S. congresswoman’s Hindutva ties

CHICAGO, IL: Aug. 8, 2018 — A coalition of 11 South Asian diaspora groups is calling on U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) to publicly sever ties with Hindu nationalist organizations.

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Analyst Asserts U.S. Representative Gabbard Empowers Extremists in India

Radio host states: “Hawai’ians want to know just exactly who she’s representing”

KAILUA-KONA, HI: Aug. 5, 2018 — In an interview with Hawai’ian radio host Irminsul, South Asian Affairs analyst Pieter Friedrich discusses how Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) aligns herself … Read More