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Hindutva behind growing discord in Indian diaspora in US - and colouring politics too
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A bulldozer at a parade in Edison, New Jersey, in August to celebrate India’s Independence Day.
PHOTO: INDIAN AMERICAN MUSLIM COUNCIL
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WASHINGTON - New Jersey has become a hot spot for the politics of the Indian diaspora in the US, mirroring political-ideological tensions in India.
On Nov 11, in the town of Teaneck, New Jersey – just north of New York City – a delegation of civil rights organisations met Mayor James Dunleavy, alongside city council member Michael Pagan, to discuss the “growing threat of Hindutva in communities across the state”.
