USA: CRD voluntarily dismisses ‘caste discrimination’ case in opposition to Indian-origin Cisco engineers

On Monday (April 10), the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) voluntarily dismissed its infamous ‘caste discrimination’ case in opposition to 2 Indian-origin Cisco Systems Inc. engineers throughout the Superior Court.

The case was filed in opposition to Sundar Iyer and one Ramana Kompella in June 2020 for supposedly discriminating in opposition to a ‘self-identifying Dalit’. CRD, an firm of the California state authorities, had allegedly made false claims about Hinduism, other than depicting people of Indian origin as ‘xenophobic.’

This was even when the alleged sufferer was recruited by Iyer at a generous package deal take care of hundreds and hundreds in stock grants. The Indian-origin Hindu engineer had moreover employed at least yet one more ‘self-identifying Dalit’ who held a administration place at Cisco Sytems Inc.

The dismissal comes after @HinduAmerican filed a declare in US District Court that @CalDFEH’s case in opposition to @Cisco & the engineers infringed on the civil rights of Hindus residing in California by unconstitutionally and falsely asserting that Hinduism mandates caste discrimination.

— Hindu American Foundation (@HinduAmerican) April 10, 2023

Citing courtroom filings, Hindu American Foundation (HAF) well-known that California Civil Rights Department was properly acutely aware of the range throughout the agency and the precise Division the place Sundar Iyer labored.

It moreover obtained right here to mild that the ‘self-identifying Dalit’ was working throughout the American agency for 8 prolonged years on the time of submitting the criticism. CRD could not uncover any proof in opposition to the two Cisco Systems engineers that constituted harassment.

According to HAF, the corporate of the California State authorities ignored the reality that Sundar Iyer publicly acknowledged as ‘agnostic’ for over 20 years. CRD went on to falsely set up him as a ‘Hindu’ and relied upon malicious ‘reports’ printed by Thenmozi Soundarajan-run-Equallity Labs.

It’s over individuals. @CalDFEH lawsuit in opposition to 2 Indian American engineers @cisco who had been presumed to discriminate based mostly totally on caste as that they had been Indian & Hindu is DISMISSED.

The nightmare endured is previous attainable & a cautionary story for what awaits in California over caste. https://t.co/fyMiIIQ0ng

— Suhag A. Shukla (@SuhagAShukla) April 10, 2023

While speaking regarding the matter, HAF Director Suhag A Shukla acknowledged, “It’s over folks. @CalDFEH lawsuit against two Indian American engineers @cisco who were presumed to discriminate based on caste as they were Indian & Hindu is DISMISSED.”

“The nightmare endured is beyond imaginable & a cautionary tale for what awaits in California over caste,” she further added. During the course of the case, it obtained right here to mild that the alleged sufferer knew Iyer for over 20 years since their time in IIT.

It ought to be talked about that the ‘caste discrimination’ case in opposition to the two Cisco Systems engineers was utilized by ‘activists’ to maneuver resolutions in order so as to add ‘caste’ to non-discrimination insurance coverage insurance policies at fully completely different areas.