The Democrats may have been more circumspect over accommodating pro-BJP-RSS elements in the government following renewed activism by organisations opposed to the Hindutva project and also after witnessing the fate of such candidates, added the sources.
Congressional candidate Sri Preston Kulkarni lost the elections after strident opposition from Indian-American organisations and former US Congressperson Tulsi Gabbard also lost political ground because of this reason.
Sonal Shah has served on Biden’s unity task force but her father was the president of Overseas Friends of BJP-USA and is the founder of RSS-run Ekal Vidyalaya for which she has raised funds.
Jani’s may have been the case of lax vetting. Name Biden campaign’s ‘Muslim Outreach’ coordinator, he was re-appointed National Asian American and Pacific Islander Director after it was pointed out that his family had ties with PM Modi and other BJP leaders.
Indian-Americans With RSS Links Donât Make It to Bidenâs First Cut
Sonal Shah and Amit Jani worked with the Biden campaign, but have not been nominated to any positions yet.
Amit Jani and Sonal Shah. Photos: njlead.org/Twitter
World22/Jan/2021
New Delhi: The Joe Biden administration has so far not named two Indian-Americans who had worked for the Democratic campaign for the US presidential elections, allegedly due to their “RSS-BJP links”, according to a report by the
While 20 Indian-Americans have been appointed to the Biden administration, two members of the Democratic party â Sonal Shah, an Obama administration staffer, and Amit Jani, who was part of the Biden campaign team â “have so far been excluded”, the report said.