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Protest by a tiny group fails to evoke community response

Our Bureau
Edison, NJ

hile the officials of Edison Township
and community leaders were speak-
Wing glowingly about Mayor Tom
Lankey, some of his detractors were demon-
strating outside. Lead by Peter Kothari, who
is a known as a “flip-flop” for changing loy-
alties to parties depending upon what suits
him from time to time. Kothari had called
everyone in town to join his demonstration
outside Mirage and was joined by Mahesh
Bhagia, the current Chairman of Edison
Democratic Organization and his brother
Raj Bhagia, Edison School Board President
Jerry Shi and Satish Poondi. With about 12
persons from Asian community and about 15
members from Indian community, Kothari
and others failed to evoke any response to
their appeal despite motivated and aggres-
sive calls to thousands in Edison.
A visibly hurt Mayor Lankey said that
former Chairman of EDO, Shariq Ahmad,
who was also demonstrating outside, had yet had helped Shariq Ahmad with such funds 2017, which has rocked Edison since then.
to return the loan he gave to him of $25,000 in good faith. The members are allegedly Only recently Attorney General Gurbir
with a promise to return by 2019. Lankey involved in the famous racial flyer case of Grewal ordered an inquiry into the matter.

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