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Dec 2, 2024 | 
americankahani.com | Raju Rajagopal
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) lost no time in writing to President-elect Trump, seeking his endorsement of its Hindu American policy and issue priorities for 2025. HAF heralded the plan as the “Hindu American Project 2025,” an obsequious nod to Project 2025, whose implementation even in parts would mean disastrous consequences for millions of Americans, including Indian Americans.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
scroll.in | Raju Rajagopal
As a Hindu, I can totally relate to Rahul Gandhi’s anguish expressed in his inaugural speech in Parliament on July 1 that some of those who engage in violence and are guilty of hate speech are proudly calling themselves Hindu. I too am greatly troubled by the Sangh Parivar’s frequent claim to be speaking for all Hindus. They most certainly do not.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
southasianvoices.org | Ashraf Nehal |Mohd Tahir |Raju Rajagopal |Ria Chakrabarty
The diminished return to power of Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) through its strategic partnerships with regional parties like the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) was certainly the headline of the Indian election. However, equally significant is the emergence of a united opposition front, comprising diverse parties from across the ideological spectrum, which has introduced a new dynamic in Indian politics after a decade.
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Jun 29, 2024 | 
americankahani.com | Sunita Viswanath |Raju Rajagopal
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) filed a defamation lawsuit against the two of us, as well as against three others, Rasheed Ahmed, John Prabhudoss, and Audrey Truschke, on May 7, 2021. HAF’s claims arose from our statements to an Al Jazeera journalist about the federal emergency COVID-19 funding garnered by several Hindu nationalist organizations in early 2021, including the HAF: Sunita in Al Jazeera, Apr 2, 2021: “All these organizations are sympathetic to the Hindu supremacist ideology.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
southasianvoices.org | Rohan Venkat |Raju Rajagopal |Ria Chakrabarty |Mohd Tahir
Narendra Modi was sworn in on June 8 as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term, a milestone previously achieved only by Jawaharlal Nehru. But the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had aimed for 400 seats and later revised its target to 370, fell way short of expectations. Although it surpassed the 272 seats needed to form the government, it secured only 294 seats.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
southasianvoices.org | Raju Rajagopal |Ria Chakrabarty |Mohd Tahir |Rohan Venkat
Narendra Modi was sworn in on June 8 as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term, a feat matched only by India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru of the Congress Party. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had insisted that it would win 400 seats in the lower house of the parliament (which would have empowered it to amend the Indian Constitution), but it actually lost 63 seats as well as its majority status, foiling its ability to form a new government on its own.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
southasianvoices.org | Rohan Venkat |Mohd Tahir |Raju Rajagopal |Ria Chakrabarty |Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
In 2004, the Bharatiya Janata Party entered Indian elections on a high, expecting to be brought back to power on the back of its first-ever five-year term in charge. Its campaign slogan was ‘India Shining.’ Opinion polls forecasted a comfortable victory. The party exuded confidence, but the results were a massive shock as the BJP was voted out and would spend the next decade on the Opposition benches of the Indian Parliament.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
southasianvoices.org | Rohan Venkat |Mohd Tahir |Raju Rajagopal |Ria Chakrabarty |Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
In 2004, the Bharatiya Janata Party entered Indian elections on a high, expecting to be brought back to power on the back of its first-ever five-year term in charge. Its campaign slogan was ‘India Shining.’ Opinion polls forecasted a comfortable victory. The party exuded confidence, but the results were a massive shock as the BJP was voted out and would spend the next decade on the Opposition benches of the Indian Parliament.
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May 1, 2024 | 
nriaffairs.com | Raju Rajagopal
I don’t normally spend much time on social media. However, some of the recent attacks and misrepresentations of HfHR’s work by HAF and its Executive Director, Suhag Shukla, cry out for a personal response. I feel that it’s important to set the record straight, especially for the benefit of HAF supporters who may yet have open minds. It’s not my intent to start a verbal duel on social media, which accomplishes nothing.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
americankahani.com | Raju Rajagopal
I donât normally spend much time on social media. However, some of the recent attacks and misrepresentations of HfHRâs work by HAF and its Executive Director, Suhag Shukla, cry out for a personal response. I feel that itâs important to set the record straight, especially for the benefit of HAF supporters who may yet have open minds. Itâs not my intent to start a verbal duel on social media, which accomplishes nothing.
