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Indian Americans In Connecticut Engage

With State Senate Democratic Leadership At

Interactive Reception And Fundraiser

OUR BUREAU of cooperation between Connecticut Hampton Inn & Suites in Stamford. ma, Ramya Subramanian, and Prachi
and India. Senator Blumenthal and participat- Patney.
Stamford, CT
The community also expressed ing state senators recognized the The event also received sup-
onnecticut’s Indian American its appreciation for Senate Majority contributions of Indian Americans port from Friends Ritu Johorey and
community held an interac- Leader Bob Duff of Norwalk for his to Connecticut and the nation and Prasad Maganti, and Supporters Sa-
Ctive reception and fundraiser continued engagement with Indian encouraged continued community ritha Akarapu, Prasad Chintalapu-
on October 2, 2026, bringing togeth- Americans and participation in com- involvement in civic and political life. di, Mike Joshi, Rajeev Pahuja, and
er prominent state and federal leg- munity initiatives. Following brief remarks by the Chetan Shah, along with other com-
islators and community leaders to In recognition of this engage- senators, attendees participated in an munity participants.
strengthen engagement between the ment and with the goal of fostering interactive question-and-answer ses- Mike Joshi delivered the con-
community and Connecticut’s politi- stronger ties with state leadership, the sion, sharing suggestions and discuss- cluding remarks and vote of thanks,
cal leadership. community organized Indian Ameri- ing issues of importance to Connecti- expressing appreciation to the partic-
For Connecticut’s Indian Amer- cans for Connecticut Senate Leader- cut and its residents. The gathering ipating legislators, organizers, hosts,
ican community, July 30, 2026, ship, under the Democratic Senate provided an opportunity for commu- co-hosts, friends, supporters, and
marked an important milestone with Majority PAC. The initiative seeks to nity members to engage directly with attendees for contributing to the suc-
the signing into law of the Connecti- encourage greater civic and political elected officials and exchange views cess of the gathering.
cut–India Trade Commission legisla- participation among Indian Ameri- on state priorities and public policy. The event underscored the grow-
tion. Championed by Senator Sujata cans and strengthen their construc- The event was organized by Dr. ing civic engagement of Connecticut’s
Gadkar-Wilcox and supported by her tive engagement with elected officials. Thomas Abraham, a longtime In- Indian American community and its
Senate colleagues, the legislation es- U.S. Senator Richard Blumen- dian American community leader, commitment to building lasting rela-
tablishes a framework for strength- thal, Connecticut’s senior U.S. sen- with Joe Simon serving as host. The tionships with elected leaders while
ening trade, investment, business and ator, was the chief guest at the re- co-hosts were Dr. Abraham, Cecil contributing to the state’s economic,
academic exchanges, and other areas ception and fundraiser, held at the Nazareth, Ravi Nichani, Suresh Shar- civic, and social progress.

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