Indian-American Congressman Condemns Racist Response to Sikh Prayer at Republican Convention

Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi condemned the racist response to Harmeet Dhillon's Sikh prayer at the Republican National Convention. Dhillon faced social media trolling primarily from her party's followers. Krishnamoorthi emphasized that discrimination based on race or religion is unacceptable and should be condemned by all political parties.

Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has strongly condemned the racist backlash against Republican National Committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon's recital of the Sikh prayer 'ardas' during the Republican National Convention. The event saw delegates and officials, including presidential nominee Donald Trump, in attendance.

Following her prayer, Dhillon was targeted with social media trolling, largely from her party's own base. In a statement on Friday, Congressman Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from Illinois, labeled the response as 'completely unacceptable' and emphasized the need for bipartisan condemnation of such discrimination.

'Discrimination on the basis of race or religion has no place in America,' he stated. Dhillon, who hails from a family of Sikh immigrants, expressed gratitude for America's religious freedom and sought divine guidance for the nation in her prayer.

(With inputs from agencies.)