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18 MARCH 11, 2022

Mayor adams lauds indian community’s

contribution to new york city

GOPIO-led community delegation meets NYC Mayor and his top officials to discuss the issues concerning the community

Indian American community leaders with New York City official sFrom l. to r. Mukund Mehta,
Kavita Motwani, Lal Motwani, Braj Aggarwal, Ketan Shah, Karthikeya Parashar, Prof. Rajasekhar
Vangapaty, Gobind Munjal, Sudhir Vaishnav, Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi, Chief Advisor Ingrid
Lewis-Martin, Dr. Thomas Abraham, Dr. Vimal Goyle, Girish Patel and Beena Kothari

OUR BUREAU represented by Mayor Adam’s Chief
Advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin and Indian American community leaders with New York Mayor Eric Adams in front of the City Hall, Front
New York, NY
Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi. The Row, from l. to r. Girish Patel, Gobind Munjal, Beena Kothari, Dr. Thomas Abraham, Mayor Adams,
OPIO officials, along with Indian community delegation was Prof. Rajasekhar Vangapaty, Braj Aggarwal and Mukund Mehta,. Rear row, from l. to r.: Karthikeya
other Indian community or- headed by GOPIO Chairman Dr. Parashar, Lal Motwani, Dr. Vimal Goyle, Kavita Motwani, Ketan Shah and Sudhir Vaishnav
Gganizations, were invited to Thomas Abraham along with GO-
New York city Hall on March 1 to dis- PIO-Manhattan Executive VP Prof.
cuss issues of the Indian community Rajasekhar Vangapaty, VP Dr. Vi- position of the city administration. In effort along with Braj Aggarwal, Lal
and perspectives on how the commu- mal Goyle and Treasurer Braj Ag- addition to the issue of defacing of Motwani, and Beena Kothari. This
nity can be involved in the city. It all garwal as well as GOPIO-New York Mahatma Gandhi statue, many other committee will reach out to the larg-
started with GOPIO’s condemnation Chapter Hon. Chair Lal Motwani issues were discussed at this power er Indian community on these issues.
of the defacing of Mahatma Gand- and President Beena Kothari. Oth- meeting of the City officials with the Once major part of the discus-
hi statue at the Union Square Park er community representatives were community. The community repre- sion was on how to bring businesses
in February and GOPIO requesting Association of Indians in America sentatives urged the mayor to keep to New York City, vis-à-vis New York
Mayor Eric Adams to increase police (AIA) President Gobind Munjal, status que on gifted and talented businesses setting up business in In-
presence in the park area as well as to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Executive classes for elementary classes. dia. The delegation told city officials
apprehend and punish culprit. Director Sudhir Vaishnav, Bhakti The delegation told the city of- that many Indian companies are set-
The delegation also suggested Center Program Coordinator Kar- ficials that the gifted should always ting business outfit in the US and that
the city officials to continue with Di- tikeya Parashar, Society of Indian be given the opportunity to advance Indian Americans in New York city
wali celebration and to hold a special American Engineers and Architects further in pursuit of knowledge and could serve as conduit to reach out
celebration from the City for the 75th (SIAEA) President Ketan Shah, to achieve their full academic poten- to businesses in India. It was suggest-
Anniversary of India’s Independence BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir tial. Other issues brought out include ed that whenever trade and business
to honor the largest democracy of National Coordinator for Public Af- discrimination, civil rights violations delegations come to New York, City’s
the world. fairs Girish Patel and Mukund Meh- and violence against religious institu- International Affairs Department
After the meeting with city offi- ta, President of India Home and In- tions in New York city. Chief Advisor must reach them out and hold meet-
cials, the delegation met Mayor Eric do-American Senior Citizen Center Lewis Martin suggested to set up a ings with them. Another Business
Adams and interacted with him. May- of New York. committee from the community to Promotion Committee headed by Dr.
or Adams gave high marks for the At the beginning of the meeting, work closely with NYPD on some of Abraham was nominated along with
community’s contribution to make GOPIO Chairman Dr. Abraham these issues. The following have been Prof. Rajasekhar Vangapaty, Sudhir
New York an exciting city to live. thanked Mayor Adams for appoint- nominated to work on these issues Vaishnav, Mukund Mehta, Ketan
At the meeting City Hall was ing many Indian Americans in high with Girish Patel coordinating this Shah and Karthikeya Parashar.

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