A group of Muslims and Sikhs have joined the Republican presidential frontrunner bandwagon in the US state of Maryland. Most of the people of the group belong to the South Asian countries, asserted that, Donald Trump is \"not against\" their communities.
Muslims and Sikhs held their first meeting in a suburb of Washington, DC in Maryland under the banner of \"Sikh Americans for Trump\" and \"Muslim Americans for Trump\" . A representative from the Trump campaign addressed them in the meeting.
According to the organizers of the event, from both the Sikh and Muslim communities, said that, the mainstream media has \"twisted\" and \"taken out of context\" the view of Trump, about the minority community. They claimed that, Trump will create more jobs in the country which would benefit he minorities.
Jasdip Singh, who helped organize the \"Sikh Americans for Trump\" in Maryland, said that, \"Trump is not at all against the Sikhs or the Muslim community. What he says is given spin. The mainstream media gives a spin. Because they are scared of him. He is not the status quo. He is not taking anybody\'s money.\" Singh is a prominent member of the Sikh community. He is the Chairman of the Maryland Governor\'s Commission on South Asian Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Sikh Associations of Baltimore.
Singh said that, \"when he talks about Muslims, he does not talk about all Muslims or American Muslims. He spoke in the context of the refugee crisis that was happening in Syria. We (Sikhs) agree with him. Muslim (Americans) agree with him that, we should not bring people into this country before we can vet them. And this was a temporary measure proposed by him.\"
\"He is not against minorities. I have even heard that he is not good for India. I believe, he is very good for India. He has businesses in Pune and Mumbai. He understands all these countries and cultures better than any other candidates,\" Singh added.
\"Trump built Tajmahal (Casino) in Atlantic City 25 years ago and brought a piece of India to the US and tried to bring things from India into Taj. So he has a very strong affinity and relationship with India. We should not listen to the spin that is coming from the media,\" Singh said.
Sajid Tarar, a Pakistani American, who helped organize the Muslim Americans for Trump, said that, Of all the presidential candidates, Trump is the only one who has achievements to show. \"We believe, he has the ability and capacity to change America. He has built a huge empire. He is self-funding the campaign. There is no special interest behind him,\" Tarar said.
- Nandini
