Questions journalists could and probably should ask Sri Preston Kulkarni about the #RSS scandal:
Do you know what the specific allegations are? Can you name them?
What is the RSS? If you don't know, why don't you know?
You have strong family ties to BJP politicians in India. What is your opinion of the BJP?
Considering your BJP family ties as well as your attendance at "Howdy Modi," what is your opinion of the BJP's Modi?
You're a 14-year veteran of the US Foreign Service. Your next posting was to be at the US Embassy in New Delhi. Changing paths from being a diplomat to being a congressman, what would be your foreign policy towards India?
There's a strong push in US Congress right now for the US State Department to list India as a "Country of Particular Concern" due to religious freedom and human rights issue under the BJP government. 14 senators just signed a letter supporting it. What's your opinion of that?
A policy advisor to the BJP government's Foreign Affairs Ministry, last year, tweeted in a way that appeared to be in support of your election. How do you respond to that?
This year, a BJP executive threatened to interfere in the presidential election after Bernie Sanders criticized the BJP government's human rights violations in Kashmir. With so many concerns about foreign interference, how do you respond to this threat from India's government?
Why did you attend @hssusa event after winning the 2018 nomination? Were you aware the HSS-USA is the US wing of @RSSorg? What is your procedure for vetting an organization before associating yourself with it?
When did you learn about the RSS? What is your opinion of the organization? The RSS has been named in reports by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the US State Department, & others as linked to anti-minority violence. What, if anything, should be done about that?
How do you feel about RSS leaders entering & touring the US? Were you aware that one of your longest, biggest donors, who has been involved in your campaign, is a top HSS executive? Were you aware he has hosted RSS's chief in his home, apparently on multiple occasions?
When did you first meet this man, HSS's Ramesh Bhutada? He is said to have brought "financial power" to boost your campaign in its first month and get it off the ground. How heavy has his involvement in your campaign been? What will his future involvement be?
Were you aware that Bhutada organized large teams in Houston to work to get Modi elected in India? Did you know that he even sent teams back to India which included several donors to your campaign? How do you feel about having many donors who worked to get BJP and Modi elected?
Bhutada & many of your donors are associated over a period of many years with @ofbjp_usa, the US wing of the BJP. OFBJP sent teams of thousands from US to India & were instrumental in Modi's election. It was just registered as a Foreign Agent in US. How do you feel about that?
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