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“We love our community, our
Indian community, and we love that
we all come together here in New
York with our diversity,” said Sena-
tor Charles E. Schumer. He has been
celebrating the festival of Diwali with
the Indian American community in
New York for many years.
“The Hindu, Sikh, Jain, and
Buddhist communities, you are so
important to the city, and I wish you
a holiday of light, prosperity, of hap-
piness, health, and a wonderful year
ahead,” said Manhattan Borough
President Mark Levine in his address.
Jennifer Rajkumar, the first In-
dian American NY State Assembly-
woman was introduced by Mayor
Eric Adams on the stage. “On the
street, they call him - Mayor Eric Ad-
ams – a Hindu Mayor. A plant-based
diet, and meditation, he does it all.
I am honored to be the first Hindu
elected to be in the NYS office. The
first Indian woman but defiantly, not
the last one,” she said.
Attendees were encouraged to
take the advantage of Bivalent Vac-
cines at nearby COVID Clinics with
the partnership of the “We Can Do
This” campaign of Vaccines.gov, a
Health & Human Services initiative. T
“We appreciate the support and
cooperation from the authorities
of the City of New York, NYPD,
FDNY, Heath Department, Times
Square Alliance, and other Gov-
ernment organizations to create yet
another successful event at Times
Square,” AR Helping Hands Foun-
dation Diwali at Times Square or-
ganizer, Neeta Bhasin and Naresh
Kumar said in a statement.

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