For the first time in the history of US presidential elections, a Republican candidate will be wooing members of an ethnic community on October 15.
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, is all set to deliver a keynote address at an event organized by the Republican Hindu Coalition (RHC) representing the collective voice of conservative "Hindu Americans".
The event is scheduled for October 15 in the city of New Jersey.
According to Sharad Kumar, the Chairman of the RHC and one of Trump's presidential campaign advisers, Trump would be spending approximately two hours interacting with about 10,000 Hindu Americans.
Sharad pointed out that till now, the Republican presidential candidate had not addressed any ethnic community, and was doing so to acknowledge the "fantastic" contributions of Hindu Americans to the United States.
He further said that on October 15, a charity concert would be organized by the RHC for the benefit of terror victims throughout the world, whether it be in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and or India.
“50 percent of the proceeds earned from the concert would be set aside for Kashmiri Pandits and Bengali Muslims, who have faced huge displacement and deprivation over the last four decades,” he added.
When asked as to why this benefit was being provided only to these two communities, and not, for instance, Pakistani Hindus, Sharad Kumar diplomatically said, "If there are other groups, we will certainly help them. We are working with Anupam Kher and he is involved with garnering help for Kashmiri Pandits."
