United States Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, who’s of Indian origin, mentioned on Friday that she has obtained a number of abusive and hateful messages from a male caller.
Jayapal posted 5 such voicemails on Twitter, with some abusive content material redacted. In one of many voicemails, the person is heard saying: “Why don’t you guys return to the place you…got here from?”
It was not instantly clear when she obtained the messages. Nevertheless, in one of many voicemails, the caller had threatened that she could be focused “as quickly because the President’s put in, like on November 4th or fifth”.
Sometimes, political figures do not present their vulnerability. I selected to take action right here as a result of we can not settle for violence as our new norm.
We additionally can not settle for the racism and sexism that underlies and propels a lot of this violence. pic.twitter.com/DAuwwtWt7B
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) September 8, 2022
Jayapal, a member of the Democratic Occasion, grew to become the primary Indian-American to serve in the US Home of Representatives in 2016.
“Sometimes, political figures don’t present their vulnerability,” she mentioned on Friday, whereas commenting on the abusive messages she obtained. “I selected to take action right here as a result of we can not settle for violence as our new norm. We additionally can not settle for the racism and sexism that underlies and propels a lot of this violence.”
In July, a person holding a pistol had been seen outdoors Jayapal’s residence within the metropolis of Seattle, in line with PTI. The police had recognized the person as 49-year-old Brett Forsell, and arrested him.
In current days, there have been quite a few cases of Indians in the US having been focused on the idea of race and faith.
On August 21, an Indian-American man was verbally abused by one other Indian-American man in Fremont California. The accused man, Tejinder Singh, allegedly described Krishnan Jayaraman as a “soiled Hindu” and a “disgusting canine” at a Taco Bell outlet, in line with PTI.
On August 25, a video emerged of a lady in Texas assaulting and racially abusing a bunch of Indian-American girls in Texas. The video confirmed the girl, Esmeralda Upton, as saying that she hates Indians. “Return to India,” she was heard saying. “You…persons are ruining this nation.”
The police in Texas’ Plano metropolis arrested Upton and charged her for assault and terrorist threats.
