The Hindu American Basis took a robust objection to the current feedback of Republican chief Alexander Duncan on the ‘Statue of Union’, a 90-ft statue of Hanuman in Texas. The remark got here amid the H-1B row after the administration introduced $100K charge for H-1B visas. Although H-1B visa packages enable entry of expert foreigners, India has been a big contributor to the visa program. Therefore, the H-1B row opened floodgates of anti-India and anti-Hindu feedback on social media platforms. Sharing a video of the third-tallest statue in america, Duncan wrote: “Why are we permitting a false statue of a false Hindu God to be right here in Texas? We’re a CHRISTIAN nation!”“Howdy @TexasGOP, will you be disciplining your senate candidate out of your get together who brazenly contravenes your individual pointers towards discrimination—displaying some fairly sordid anti-Hindu hate—to not point out disrespect for the first Modification’s Institution Clause?” the Hindu American Basis posted.The Statue of Union, situated at Shri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, Texas, was unveiled in 2024. Envisioned by Sri Chennajeeyar Swami, that is the tallest statue of Lord Hanuman in North America.The publish from Duncan, GOP candidate for the Texas senate, triggered comparable hate feedback calling for the toppling of the statue. A number of social media customers chastised Duncan and schooled him about America’s freedom of faith. “You battle for the American Structure, however don’t also have a fundamental clue of what it says about Spiritual Freedom!” One wrote. “Simply since you’re not Hindu, doesn’t make it false. The Vedas have been written nearly 2000 years earlier than Jesus walked the earth and are extraordinary texts. And there’s apparent influences on Christianity…so it could be clever to honor and analysis the ‘faith’ that predates and influences yours,” one other wrote.
