"The Kulkarni controversy, which brought the 'Modi Democrat' phenomenon into the spotlight, was spurred by the contributions of one of the largest donors to his campaign: the Bhutada family."
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"Still, Kulkarni was hardly the first Democratic politician with Hindu nationalist ties. Hawaiian Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, while not of Indian descent, is a practicing Hindu, and she leveraged that identity to make extraordinary inroads within the global network of Hindutva."
"With Gabbard’s decision to retire from Congress after this year, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois will likely claim the mantle of the top Democratic ally to Hindu nationalists."
"Activists are increasingly calling on liberal Indian American organizations, elected officials, candidates, and staffers to name the threat to democracy presented by the RSS, BJP, and Modi, and to refuse all contributions from individuals affiliated with Hindutva."
"This strategy is guided and supported by organizations such as South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), Hindus for Human Rights, Equality Labs, and the Polis Project."
"But as the BJP’s anti-democratic ambitions become more grotesque and overt, the distance between American liberal political culture and the Indian governing regime grows ever wider."
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