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virginia LieuTenanT governor eLecTion

india-american candidate to appear

on the voices show of radio Zindagi

on sunday, april 11th, at 12 noon eT

Puneet Ahluwalia challenges critical race theory during his campaign

Our Bureau
all Virginians.
New York “How does teaching our
children about the poison of
ndian-American business- racism; prepare our children
man and community lead- to become good Scientists, En-
Ier Puneet Ahluwalia, who gineers, Poets and Teachers?”
is running for the powerful
office of the Virginia Lieu- asks Puneet.
Puneet will be appearing
tenant Governor, is seeking to in the Larry o’Connor WMAL
bring diversity in the country’s 105.9 FM on April 9th, at 4:30
political landscape at a time pm ET and will also be on the
when there is a sudden nation- Voices show of Radio Zindagi
al surge in violence against the
Asian-American community. this Sunday, April 11th, at 12
Since announcing his bid noon ET.
for Lt. Governor on Sep 25th,
Ahluwalia has held multiple radio Zindagi is available
Online Town Halls, Zoom at 540 aM, 1310 aM and
Calls and Hosted Radio Shows
to hear the concerns of fellow 96.7 FM in The Tri state
Virginians. Since his announce- area and via livestream in
ment Puneet has travelled ex-
tensively throughout various virginia and washington
Virginia counties and earlier dc on radiozindagi.com
this week he was in Tazewell
County in the West.
Also, earlier this week, In- In an interview to a tele-
dian cricket legend Kapil Dev vision channel last week, Ah-
had words of support for Ah- luwalia said there has been a
luwalia “Wishing all the luck,” the Lieutenant Governor at a Theory, provides a discredited great support to his candidacy
“I hope, I can come and help hybrid convention on May 8. view of America, that claims not only from the rural Vir-
you,” Said Kapil Dev in a video “I came to this country with al- America is founded on racism ginia, but also from the ethnic
released on Facebook. most nothing, built a business, rather than freedom. The the- communities, be it the Indi-
A successful businessman, married a wonderful wom- ory suggests that law and legal an-Americans, Afghan-Amer-
Ahluwalia, if elected, would be an who also immigrated, and institutions in America are in- icans, Vietnamese-Americans
the first Indian American to be raised a beautiful family,” Ah- herently racist. or Korean-Americans. During
elected to a high position in the luwalia said ahead of the con- Puneet says that this is a his campaigning, Ahluwalia
state of Virginia. “Thank you vention. psychological abuse being met- said he finds that there has
to my friend Kapil Dev, one Puneet Ahluwalia has de- ed on to our Children. “It’s the been an outpouring of support.
of the greatest cricket players manded the Resignation of need to stop progressive pol- “It was only a matter that we
ever, for these kind words of Virginia’s Secretary of Educa- icies like this that I’m running have not reached out to them
support,” Ahluwalia, 55, said. tion, Qarni, for imposing Crit- for Lt. Governor of Virginia. earlier. There is a need for
The Republican Party is ical Race Theory on the chil- I hope you’ll join me.” Says our leadership to engage with
slated to pick its nominee for dren in Virginia. Critical Race Puneet seeking the support of them,” he added.

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