New Delhi/Washington D.C: Not even a week is left until the US presidential election. Voting will be held on November 5. The contest is between Kamala Harris of the ruling Democrat Party and Donald Trump of the Republican Party, who has been the President once. If the pre-election surveys are to be believed, then it is a very tough contest. In a recent survey by Reuters- Ipsos, Kamala Harris has a lead of 1 percent over Trump. But right before the election, Trump has played a big gamble. A strategy that can not only help in bridging this one percent margin but can also ensure victory for him. This strategy of Trump is to project himself as the protector of Hindu interests.
On Thursday, Donald Trump accused Kamala Harris and Joe Biden of ignoring Hindus on Deepavali. He shared a long post on the social media platform X, he condemned the violence and atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh.
Trump Accused Harris and Biden of ignoring Hindus in America. He assured to protect Hindu Americans from the anti-religious agenda of the тАШradical leftтАЩ. He assured them to fight for their freedom. He promised to further strengthen the partnership with India and his тАШgood friendтАЩ Narendra Modi.
TrumpтАЩs smart move
This is the first time Trump has acknowledged Hindus interests in public. This move of Trump is an attempt to woo Indian Americans and especially Hindu Americans. He has raised the issue of oppression and atrocities against Hindus. He has declared opposition to the anti-Hindu agenda.
KamalaтАЩs holds on Indian Americans weakening
Indian Americans traditionally prefer the Democratic Party, but Kamala Harris, despite being of Indian origin, seems to be unsuccessful in wooing this community. According to the Indian American Attitude Survey (IAAS) started in 2020, the Democratic Party has been the first choice of Indian Americans. But according to the latest survey of IAS, the hold of the Democratic Party on the Indian American community has weakened. That too when Kamala Harris herself is of Indian origin. Her mother Shyamala was a Hindu. However, according to the survey, the Democratic Party remains the first choice of the Indian American community.
Why Indian American votes are important in US Elections?
In recent years, the political importance of the Indian American community has increased a lot in America. With a population of about 52 lakhs, this community is the largest immigrant community in America after Mexican Americans. It can also be understood in this way that the number of Indian Americans in America is between one and a half to one and a quarter percent. Most of them are Hindus. If the inclination of this class towards Trump increases, then this factor can prove to be decisive in the close contest with Harris.
