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OUR BUREAU Inc Leader Praises Congressman
Washington, DC
n the last day of the Illinois
Primary Election Campaign, Raja’s Inclusive Leadership
OIndia’s Main Opposition
Party Leader (of Indian National
Congress of Sonia Gandhi) Adarsh
Shastri praised U.S. Rep. Raja Krish- others Spoke at the event.
namoorthi ‘s INCLUSIVE Leader- Republican Mayor of Hanover
ship to all sections of the Community, Park Rodney Craig, Pakistani Amer-
yesterday June 26 when he personally ican Youth leader Hamza Razzak
met Congressman RAJA in Chicago, ,17-year-old Indian American Stu-
USA. dent Leader Sathya Padmanabhan
Adarsh Shastri of Indian Nation- from Phoenix, Arizona, African
al Congress, New Delhi, India and American Woman Activist Dr Ze-
the grandson of India’s former Prime nobia Sowell and Jewish Community
Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri who leader Richard Jenkins paid glowing
signed the famous Tashkent Agree- tributes to Raja’s inclusive leadership.
ment in 1965 between India and Pa- Association of Indians in Amer-
kistan congratulated & thanked Con- ica -AIA Illinois Chapter Treasurer
gressman Raja Krishnamoorthi for Nilabh Dubey stated that the actions
his inclusive leadership and efforts at these two events on June 25 &
to strengthen ties between all South June 26 confirms and PROVES that
Asian communities. Congressman Raja serves all and Ra-
On June 25 at Kolachi Tandoor ja’s inclusive leadership reached out
Grill at Hanover Park, American to all sections of the community.
Multi Ethnic Coalition hosted a Nilabh Dubey strongly con-
United For RAJA 2022 reception demned the false rhetoric repeatedly
which exemplified RAJA’s leadership being circulated by some vested in-
to the Christians, Muslims, Hindus, terests that Congressman Raja has
Jews and Sikhs Communities of the 8 strong ties to RSS, & BJP which was
th Congressional district. causing a divide among our commu-
A host of South Asian Commu- nities here in 8 th Congressional Dis-
nity Leaders led by Yussuf Razzak, trict. Raja is an Indian American and
Syed Nizami, Neil Khot, Syed Hus- strives to work towards strengthening
saini, Madhu & Jug Uppal, Ham- Hina Trivedi, Rakesh Malhotra, Hans Uphadyay, Rohan Ali, Manne U.S. - India ties and also strengthen
za Razzack, Rakesh Asthana, Altaf Vijender Doma, Syed Ali, Chenna Lingaiah, Seeta Bala, Padmanabhan ties with all South Asian communi-
Bukhari, M. Kanapathy, Tariq Khan, Kesavulu, Qasim Mehdi, Sudha& Venkatesan & Neelam Saboo among ties, he added.

Hindu Heritage Month 2022 Attracts

Partnerships, Invites More for October Event

OUR BUREAU kept up, Dr. Jai Bansal, Vice Pres- Among those signing on as part- size and promote inclusivity through
ident of Education, World Hindu ners is the Coalition of Hindus of the concept of family.”
SUGAR GROVE, IL
Council of America, said that the North America (CoHNA). Its Pres- The month-long festivities will
rganizers of the second an- website www.hindumonth.org was ident, Nikunj Trivedi said, “CoHNA be based on the “open source” mod-
nual Hindu Heritage Month now live and active for organizations is excited and honored to join the el, with each participating organi-
Ocelebrations said the re- to register themselves as partners. Hindu Heritage Month and looks zation free to do the programming
sponse they had received, after the Echoing Bansal’s sentiments, forward to celebrating our beautiful of their choice. The event could be
announcement of the event being Amitabh Mittal, General Secretary, heritage with Hindus from all walks held in-person or online and could
held in October, had been immensely World Hindu Council of Ameri- of life. HHM is an excellent time to be in the form of theater, music,
supportive. ca said, “I encourage our brothers showcase our heritage and contribu- dance, fashion show, webinars, or
Rutvij Holay, California Coor- and sisters in Dharma to spread the tions to society and remove miscon- walkathons – in short as diverse as
dinator, Hindu Policy Research and message of Hindu Heritage Month ceptions about us as people.” Hindu civilization itself. Hindus are
Advocacy Collective, and an orga- around the world.” The McGill Dharma Society among the fastest-growing immigrant
nizer of HMM said with excitement, The Hindu Heritage Month at McGill University in Montre- communities in the US and Canada.
“We have Hindus all the way from (HMM) event aims to facilitate the al has also signed on as a partner. Known for their rock-solid family
Indonesia to Norway who are ready showcasing of the diversity and rich- Its Co-Presidents, Nancy Kaul and structure and love for education, they
to participate, and I’m excited to see ness of Hindu civilization, and for this, Shreya Mahesenan, while echoing continue to enrich society with out-
what the 2022 HMM will bring.” has called on Dharmic organizations the sentiments of the others, said standing professional contributions
Calling for the momentum to be across the globe to join in the effort. their hope was “to especially empha- and rich cultural heritage.

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