On Friday (October 21), the Jamat-e-Islami linked ‘Indian American Muslim Council’ (IAMC) took offence to the time period ‘Hindu American’. It claimed that such a phrase is resulting in the erasure of relationships between the Hindu neighborhood and South Asians.
In a tweet, it mentioned, “Carving out the category of “Hindu-American”—versus its alternate options, “Indian-American”—has been a key step. It permits a bunch such because the Hindu American Foundation to erase the relationships between many Hindus and different South Asians.”
IAMC, which has a historical past of peddling anti-Hindu propaganda, plugged a 2-year-old article by leftist rag, The Caravan, to additional its claims.
Screengrab of the tweet by IAMC
While responding to the tweet by the Islamist outfit, the Hindu advocacy group ‘Hindu American Foundation (HAF) identified the irony within the claims of IAMC.
HAF said how an organisation with the title ‘American Muslim’ was objecting to using ‘Hindu American’ for representing the Hindu neighborhood within the United States. “Said without a hint of irony by the…wait for it…Indian American Muslim Council,” it added.
Said with out a trace of irony by the…watch for it…Indian American Muslim Council. https://t.co/TAc7s2tnm0
— Hindu American Foundation (@HinduAmerican) October 23, 2022
The IAMC is a Jamat-e-Islami-backed lobbyist organisation claiming to be a rights advocacy group. In the previous, it had reportedly collaborated with and even paid cash to numerous teams within the USA to get India blacklisted by the USCIRF (United States Commission on International Religious Freedom).
IAMC hounds BJP chief Sambit Patra
Earlier this month, Opindia reported how IAMC had been pleading with lawmakers from New Jersey to ban BJP chief Sambit Patra from coming into the United States. The Islamist outfit had accused Patra of being ‘Islamaphobic’ and hoped that the US authorities would revoke his visa.
In a press launch on October 5, the Indian American Muslim Council mentioned {that a} delegation met lawmakers from the New Jersey General Assembly and Senate and supposedly handed them ‘evidence’ of Hindu supremacist organisations in India and the US.
The Islamist outfit sought a probe into organisations resembling Overseas Friends of the BJP (OFBJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The assembly of the IAMC delegation with New Jersey politicians was a part of an ‘outreach programme’ to strengthen the relationships of Muslims within the State with the lawmakers.
IAMC leaders urged the New Jersey lawmakers to ask the @JoeBiden admin to revoke the visa of @sambitswaraj, an Islamophobic chief from India’s ruling BJP, who was the grand marshall on the August 14 parade +++ 5/
— Indian American Muslim Council (@IAMCouncil) October 6, 2022
The Jamaat-e-Islami-backed organisation has been looking for the revocation of Sambit Patra’s visa since August this 12 months. On August 14, the Indian Business Association (IBA) took out a parade in Edison township of New Jersey within the United States.
Some Indians have been seen main the parade with bulldozers, adorned with photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath. “Baba ka Bulldozer,” learn one such banner. The National spokesperson of the BJP, Sambit Patra, was invited to be the Grand Marshal of the parade.
While the aim of such a show was to congratulate the swift motion by the BJP authorities towards unlawful encroachments, Islamist outfit IAMC cried foul over it. “Hindu right-wing in Edison, New Jersey marched with bulldozers, which have become a weapon in the hands of the BJP government to destroy Muslim homes and livelihoods.”
Today, the Hindu right-wing in Edison, New Jersey marched with bulldozers, which have develop into a weapon within the arms of the BJP authorities to destroy Muslim houses and livelihoods. pic.twitter.com/3M3GKj8kcq
— Indian American Muslim Council (@IAMCouncil) August 15, 2022
Despite this, IAMC has remained fixated on the show of bulldozers within the India Day parade in Edison, the place BJP chief Sambit Patra was the grand marshal.