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9 Feb, 11 tweets, 4 min read
Sri Preston Kulkarni ran two failed campaigns for US Congress w/sponsorship, originally, by VP of US wing of the RSS, the fascist paramilitary that currently rules India. He was challenged on this by constitutents. Now he has received an appointment to Biden administration.
"AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and service, announced the appointments of three leading experts to key positions.... Sri Preston Kulkarni, chief of external affairs."

americorps.gov/newsroom/press…
Kulkarni called the VP of RSS's US wing "like father to me" during his campaign for Congress, his campaign was credited as launched by RSS-BJP affiliates in the US, he received hundreds of thousands in funding to get it off the ground, & he never disavowed RSS-BJP.
Will Sri Preston Kulkarni now do what he refused to do during his two failed campaigns for Congress and disavow RSS-BJP?
*constituents
Sri Preston Kulkarni should do the right thing, retire from public life, go work somewhere that taxpayers aren't funding him and, above all, stand up and speak out against fascism in India.
"Sri Preston Kulkarni... ran for Congress in suburban Houston.... His donations included thousands of dollars from people who strongly support Modi and are active in prominent organizations aligned with the Modi government, such as the RSS." — @arunNYC

gothamist.com/news/rihanna-m…
Message leaked from Ramesh Bhutada, RSS's #2 in America & the man who helped launch Sri Preston Kulkarni's campaign for Congress, congratulating him on @Americorps appointment.

Bhutada is also chairperson of @Sewa_Intl, a Sangh group which runs partner programs with Americorps.
"Sewa International USA... operates a wide range of service activities in the US & is managed mainly by HSS activists.... The US national unit... provides opportunities for American swayamsevaks to strengthen bonds to the sangh parivar in India."

scroll.in/article/889509…
"At the very outset, Sewa International is a Sangh organization."

outlookindia.com/website/story/…
Considering @hssusa VP Ramesh Bhutada's top role in Sewa International & Sewa's connections with Americorps, I am curious if Bhutada played any role in helping Kulkarni get the nomination.

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