US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi rejected a discriminatory remark made by Palm Bay City Councilman Chandler Langevin.
Reader brief
Through the Reader lens: Indian-origin Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi responded to a discriminatory social media comment from Florida official Chandler Langevin, who told him to take his curry and go home. This incident follows previous controversy surrounding Langevin's remarks about Indian immigrants and the South Asian community. Krishnamoorthi has consistently defended the belonging of South Asian and Sikh Americans in the United States while criticizing government and political figures who use inflammatory rhetoric.
What was said2
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Chandler Langevin
1 quote“I won Rajesh. Take your curry and go home.”
Raja Krishnamoorthi
1 quote“I’m staying. So is the curry. America is my home. No bigot gets to decide who is American, who belongs here, or what they have for dinner. That’s the America I’ll always fight for.”
Sources1
- [1]The Times of Indianeutral'I'm staying, so is the curry': Indian-origin US lawmaker reacts to 'go home' remark