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IN a recent campaign video billionaire enterpreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, above, laments the loss of “faith, patriotism and hard work” in America, asserting that “wokeism, gender ideology and the climate cult” have taken their place.

Later, in a presidential primary debate staged this week, the ultra-conservative Ramaswamy, 38, who claims to fully support “Judeo-Christian values,” came out well ahead of his rivals, not least because of his defence of Trump. He vowed to pardon the embattled ex-President if given the chance.

Let’s just speak the truth. President Trump, I believe, was the best president of the 21st century. It’s a fact.

This may have been music to the ears of white Christian nationalists, but, in interviews with the Christianity Today, Indian American Christians expressed apprehension about a leader in the White House who openly admires Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Modi, above, stands accused of compromising democracy, Hinduising the country, and ignoring religious violence against minorities.

In the wake of the recent attacks on Christians in Manipur, which have killed more than 100 people, Ramaswamy praised Modi as “an outstanding leader of India.”

“Modi has been building on that experience [of free-market capitalism] in India, lifting people up from poverty,” Ramaswamy said in a July interview.

Regardless of their background, regardless of identity politics, India has prospered economically. GDP growth is up. I think that’s the ultimate metric of a truly successful unifying leader.

CT quotes Sam Beera, an IT professional from Boston, as saying that:

The average American voter’s ignorance about the nuances of Hinduism and Hindutva work to Ramaswamy’s advantage.

(Hindutva is an ideology advocating hegemony of Hindus and Hinduism within India.)

Beera added:

I don’t think the average white conservative Christian knows much about Hinduism or Hindutva, other than yoga, elephants, or Modi. That is a big asset for Ramaswamy. There is an alarming lack of knowledge on the clear and present danger of Hindutva, which is an ideology modeled on Nazism.

Said John Prabhudoss, of the Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America:

Vivek Ramasamy has surprised many people in the past week by slowly moving up in the opinion polls. But what we are concerned about is his association with radical Hindu groups that are aligned with Hindu extremism.

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