Being attacked by fellow Republicans due to my Sikh religion: Indian-American legal professional

Indian-American legal professional, Harmeet Dhillon, has alleged that she is dealing with bigoted assaults from fellow Republicans due to her Sikh religion.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 17, 2023 14:29 IST

Indian-American legal professional, Harmeet Dhillon, a former California Republican Party Co-Chair.

By India Today Web Desk: Indian-American legal professional, Harmeet Dhillon, who’s operating for Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman, has alleged that she is dealing with bigoted assaults from fellow Republicans due to her Sikh religion.

She, nonetheless, asserted that she is not going to hand over and proceed to be within the race for the highest place, as reported by PTI.

Dhillon, 54, a former California Republican Party Co-Chair, is contesting towards highly effective Ronna McDaniel for the place.

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In a collection of tweets, Dhillon stated, “To be very clear, no amount of threats to me or my team, or bigoted attacks on my faith traceable directly to associates of the chair, will deter me from advancing positive change at the RNC, which includes new standards of accountability, transparency, integrity, and decency.”

3/ To be very clear, no quantity of threats to me or my crew, or bigoted assaults on my religion traceable on to associates of the chair, will deter me from advancing optimistic change on the RNC, which incorporates new requirements of accountability, transparency, integrity, and decency.
— Harmeet Ok. Dhillon (@pnjaban) January 17, 2023

Dhillon stated she obtained a variety of threatening tweets on Monday.

“Threats incoming today. One of Ronna’s state chair supporters responded to my message about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy by threatening me with consequences if I didn’t make the “annoying” textual content messages from voters cease (nobody on my crew has requested anybody to textual content members),” she alleged in one other tweet.

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“Another person on my team got a threatening call from a $$$ RNC consultant for raising questions about RNC’s highest-paid vendors. Message delivered was that my supporter would never work on a certain presidential campaign or for RNC if they didn’t shut up,” she stated from her verified Twitter deal with Pnjaban.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairperson election will likely be held on January 27.

Dhillon has obtained endorsements for the place of Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee towards McDaniel.

Last week, Politico newspaper in a report stated that opponents have begun elevating issues about her Sikh religion — a growth that has left some members of the committee unsettled.

Dhillon advised Politico that it’s “hurtful to learn that a handful of RNC members, in a close race for RNC chair, have chosen to question my fitness to run the RNC by using my devout Sikh faith as a weapon against me.” Her opponent McDaniel, the incumbent, has condemned such an assault primarily based on religion.

(With inputs from PTI)

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Jan 17, 2023