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new Jersey Governor Phil murphy hosts

indian-americans before historic re-election bid

Top community leaders, including Dr Raj Pandya and Dr H R Shah, interact with the governor

and give feedback about the community

Our Bureau
New Jersey, NJ

hil Murphy, one of the
most popular governors
Pof New Jersey, set his
campaign march for upcoming
re-election bid with an evening
at his private waterfront resi-
dence in Red Bank on Sunday,
September 19. The governor
welcomed Indian-Americans to
share his plans and receive feed-
back from community leaders.
The event was organized under
the leadership of Dr H R Shah,
Chairman and CEO of TV Asia,
with strong support from Dr
Raj Pandya, Dr Nimisha Shukla
and Kenny Desai among others.
Attended by about 100
members of the community, Governor Phil Murphy with community leaders
cream de la creme who all have
engaged with the governor in ican state. But it’s important of any other state that America had our back and I promise it
last four years, provided inputs to remember we are the most has that attribute that New Jer- it’ll stay that way. God bless you
to build a strong bond with one densely populated American sey has, it’s why we are forget all and thanks,” the governor
of the most important com- state. So, let’s assume Califor- the fact we’re among if not the added in his remarks.
munities in New Jersey. Indi- nia has a few thousands more in most diverse state in America, Dr Raj Pandya, who heads
an-Americans are fastest grow- the community than New Jersey we’re the most international L&T, one of the most presti-
ing immigrant group in New has. But California is 19 and a our mindset. We have, I’ll tell gious Indian Technology con-
Jersey with highest density. The half times geographically is larg- you one last data point, we have glomerate in the US, spoke at
diverse Indian-American com- er than New Jersey. We all live more kids to take foreign lan- length. Said Dr Pandya, “We
munity deals in small business, on top of each other. We really guage per capita than any state need you to be there for more
medicine, technology, media, do it. So, when you go to Edison in America. And it’s not even number of years, just what one
finance, pharmaceutical among or say, or some of the other big close to that tells you something or two times maybe more terms.
others. Many heads of com- hubs for the Indian American about our mindset and who go up not any big success suc-
munity organizations were also community, we’re all in there we are. So, from the bottom of cessor and then moves to the
present to share their input. together. And I think that’s a my heart, we have some of our federal level. And I was about
Governor Murphy spoke at great asset that New Jersey has,” dearest closest friends in this to come to that because many
length to share his vision as he Governor Murphy said. community. And indeed, some of us may or may not be aware.
sets out to create a record 2nd “Now, are there bad apples of them are standing right with At our home three, four years
term by a democrat. “I think out there who want to divide us? us as we speak. We cannot thank back, I didn’t know you that
that almost no other communi- Yes. And we’ll go after them as you enough for the help tonight. well. And I reached out to Dr.
ty is growing at this rate as Indi- hard as we can. But for the most You’ve been there from the get Shukla, she was kind enough to
an-Americans. And you feel the part, because we’re all on top go. Our job is not done. That’s introduce me to you. We had
community in so many respects of each other, we’d much more why we’re running for re-elec- a debate whether I should get
in medicine, and academics, in quickly in New Jersey, find com- tion. Our job is not complete. into politics at my level a little
business, in media, in culture, in mon ground, we find that we can, We have still much, much of a bit, and my son should get it on.
education. And it’s interesting, hey, walk in the other guy shoes, road still to travel. You’ve been And I’ll let him speak for two
we have one of the largest Indi- exchange cultural or religious shoulder to shoulder with us. minutes for him. But for me, I
an communities of any Amer- ideas. And that’s a huge benefit We’ve had your back and you’ve Continued on next page... >>

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