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It is “Hindus for Trump” versus “Hindus for Biden” in the American elections.
In the November 3 presidential election, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his Indian-American running mate Kamala Harris will challenge incumbent Republican President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. What makes it common in the campaign of both the candidates is “Hindu”.
The Biden campaign has announced the launch of “Hindu Americans for Biden”, as part of its efforts to attract the over two million members of the community in the US and address their issues, including hate crimes. Indian-American Congressman from Illinois, Raja Krishnamoorthi, is scheduled to address the first meeting of “Hindu Americans for Biden” on Thursday, the organisers said on Tuesday.
The move from the Biden campaign comes over a fortnight after the Trump campaign on August 14 announced the formation of the “Hindu Voices for Trump”. While announcing the formation of “Hindus Voices for Trump”, they campaigners said it honoured the contributions by millions of Americans of Hindu faith.
This is, perhaps, for the first time in the history of the US presidential elections that the two major political parties have made an outreach coalition for the Hindus in the country. The development is being seen as a sign of the growing political prominence of Hindus in America.
Hinduism is the fourth largest faith in the US, representing approximately one per cent of the US population in 2016. There have been official coalitions for Muslims and Jews in the past.
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