#Alert: US Chargé d'Affaires Atul Keshap is under personal/professional attack after doing what diplomats from Germany, Australia, UK, Singapore & dozens of EU countries did before--visiting RSS headquarters as part of routine diplomatic outreach in India.

#Hindphobia? 1/

Amb. Keshap made no endorsement & met several other civil society leaders during his honorable service & tenure. But @johnsifton @hrw @MalikMujahid & Pieter Friedrich, an operative funded by an @IAMCouncil founder, are brutally singling out Keshap as no other diplomat before. 2/
This pattern of attacking #HinduAmericans public servants--appointed or elected--to deny them positions or have them fired/censured for being "too close" to the Indian govt. is a standard too frequently & exclusively applied to Indian/Hindu Americans in public service.
Many of the same actors targeting Amb. Keshap also maligned several Hindu candidates in 2020, elected reps & even staffers in the Biden campaign. Only Hindu Americans are targeted, alleging dual loyalty or "Hindutva" sympathies. Wrote about this here:
https://t.co/ypG86r0KwU
We stand with accomplished, committed public servants like @USAmbKeshap and condemn these ugly attacks and harassment. We stand with Amb. Keshap for carrying out his duties in exemplary fashion and doing what senior diplomats do every day.

Stop the bigotry. End #Hinduphobia.

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