Washington: In a sign of the growing political prominence of Hindus in America, the Trump and Biden campaigns are wooing this small religious minority
Washington: In a sign of the growing political prominence of Hindus in America, the Trump and Biden campaigns are wooing this small religious minority community like never before. Hinduism is the fourth largest faith in the US, representing approximately one per cent of the US population in 2016. While the Trump campaign promises that re-electing President Donald Trump will reduce obstacles to religious freedoms for Hindus in America, the rival Biden campaign on Tuesday said former vice president Joe Biden has made outreach to the Hindu faith community a priority. For the first time in an American presidential election, the Trump Campaign on August 14 announced the formation of the Hindu Voices for Trump. Two days later, prominent Hindu leader Neelima Gonuguntla participated in an interfaith service to kick off the Democratic National Convention, which the Biden campaign said was another sign of the growing political prominence of Hindus in America. The details of the new coalition of the Trump Campaign to woo the Hindu-American community in the US is expected to be announced during the Republican National Convention next week. Hindus for Trump honours contributions by millions of Americans of Hindu faith, said the campaign which has taken a lead ahead of the Biden campaign.
