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14 MARCH 24, 2023

MONEY, AMBITION AND POWER:

As election season comes close

Edison remembers ugly story

involving Keith Hahn and Raj Pandya

In February 2021, the Republican mayoral candidate in Edison had accused Pandya
of offering him $10,000 in exchange for support to his son Yash Pandya

Keith Hahn Dr Raj Pandya Yash Pandya

OUR BUREAU Last few years have seen a very Edison was shaken when Mayoral he should take the money and he
tight races where the primary drivers candidate Keith Hahn (Republican) would support Hahn for mayor and
Edison, NJ
were ambition and money to gain went live on Facebook and alleged in exchange Hahn should support
t is elections time once again. power at any cost. Edison has seen that Raj (Rajesh) Pandya, Execu- his son, who was trying his luck for
The heat quotient is going up huge sums of money being thrown tive Vice President and COUNTRY a council seat. Hahn said he refused
Iand ambitious candidates are ex- on every street corner to create name HEAD - LARSEN & TOUBRO the offer and reported the incident to
pected to fire on all cylinders to se- recognition and extraordinary efforts Group of Companies, AMERICA the police, as per a report in Insider
cure a place on the ballot. A typically to win elections. In the past few years, Region (L&T), met him in Skylark NJ and a live by Hahn on Facebook.
democratic town, Edison has a very entire streets and events have been Diner with his son Yash Pandya and Hahn said in his Facebook live that
high South Asian population with pasted with posters and banners with offered him money in exchange for a he is not for sale nor is Edison for
Indian community as the majority faces that had little to do with public support to Yash Pandya in upcoming sale. He even ridiculed Raj Pandya,
among them. service. Raj Pandya and Yash Pandya elections. saying that “an honorary degree that
Four councilman and all 156 are two glaring examples of such con- After speaking for 20 minutes you received by making a financial
committee members seats, which in- testants. Most in Edison have been Raj asked his son to leave, according contribution does not give you the
directly yield a lot of control, are up wondering about where was this kind to Hahn. right to reference yourself as Dr. Raj
for elections this summer. For some, of money coming from for a city-level As soon as his son left Pandya Pandya”.
it is an opportunity for years of pub- elections and why? took an envelope out of his pock- In response to Keith Hahn’s
lic service. But for a few, the election As the election season ap- et and put it on the table, Hahn Facebook live post, Raj Pandya said
is just a step for bigger goals, even if proaches, old muck is slowly coming said. It was a stack of $100 bills, he categorically denies any meeting
they have no track record of serving out and people are talking about ugly said Hahn, estimating it to be about with Hahn “recently and offering
the community. incidents. In 2021, the whole city of $10,000. Hahn said that Pandya said Continued on next page... >>

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