A flyer making the rounds throughout Edison, New Jersey, has caught the attention of Gov. Phil Murphy, who slammed it for its outright racism against Indian Americans.
The New Jersey Globe reports that Murphyâs campaign condemns the flyer, which targeted Indian Americans of Gujarati origin by preying on decades of prejudice against Pakistan and Muslims.
âWe strongly condemn the divisive, hate-filled campaign flyer being circulated in the Edison mayoral race,â said Mollie Binotto, Murphyâs campaign manager, in the report. âThese unacceptable and cheap tactics seek to exploit racial animosity for political gain and have no place in Edison or anywhere else in New Jersey. Voters in Edisonâs diverse communities will reject this behavior on June 8.â
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That was the message delivered by Mayor Thomas Lankey and Council President Bob Diehl during a half-hour virtual news conference Wednesday, during which the two officials pleaded for help in the investigation from the offices of the state attorney general and the Middlesex County prosecutor.
Lankey said those offices must step forward, adding some new evidence has led to the need for a further investigation.
Diehl said he had a recent conversation with Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone in which she indicated the attorney general s office was working on the case. Our policy is that we neither confirm nor deny investigations, a spokesman for the New Jersey attorney general s office said in an email Tuesday.