Your Excellency,



We are voicing our concern over the increased incidences of religious intolerance in your country, especially hostility against the peace loving yet much maligned Hindu religion.

The US President has commented on the growing religious intolerance in India but is turning a blind eye to what is happening in his own country.



The recent incident at the Idaho Senate as reported in the media points to the rot in the mentality of US citizens at the highest level of governance.



It is of deep concern to us that 3 republican lawmakers, Senators Steve Vick of Dalton Garden, Sheryl Nuxoll of Cottonwood and Lori Den Hartog of Meridian, chose to decry Hindu religious chants in extremely crude language and refused to attend the Idaho Senate’s daily invocation.



“Hindu is a false faith with false gods,” - Senator Sheryl Nuxoll



“They have a caste system … they worship cows” - Senator Steve Vick



Their actions and utterances show their lack of awareness about Hindu spiritual philosophy and the high degree of tolerance exhibited by its practitioners.



We wish to highlight that the US Government is not doing enough to counter Christian right-wing propaganda against Hindus in your country. This is against the spirit of secularism as enshrined in your highly respected constitution.



We request concrete and genuine actions from your government. We also suggest regular cultural and philosophical exchanges between our great nations to assuage the negative feelings about Hindus and Hinduism in your country.

Thanking you,