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Bhutoria says MAGA rhetoric driving Indian hate surge
Bhutoria says online slurs and intimidation reflect a broader climate of hostility confronting the community.
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Staff Reporter - Tue, 18, Nov 2025
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Ajay Jain Bhutoria / Courtesy Photo
Indian American community leader and former White House advisor Ajay Jain Bhutoria accused MAGA leaders of fueling a surge in Indian American abuse through sustained anti-immigrant rhetoric and coordinated online attacks.
Sharing his personal experience, Bhutoria said he faces a daily wave of racist messages from accounts he linked to pro-MAGA networks, describing them as openly threatening and frequently telling him to “go back to India.”
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“I am personally bombarded with hundreds of racist comments on almost every single post I make on X — ‘Go back to India,’ slurs, threats, and worse — all from MAGA accounts,” he said, noting that the escalation aligns with recent reports of mounting hate crimes aimed at Indian Americans.
He highlighted the economic and social contributions of Indian Americans, pointing to their leadership in major technology firms and their roles in healthcare, engineering and small businesses.
“While we are told to ‘go back home,’ Indian Americans are busy running America forward. We lead Google, Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, and dozens of Fortune 500 companies,” he said.
Bhutoria criticized Eric Trump for alleging that New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani “hates the Indian population,” calling it an example of what he described as selective outrage.
“The hypocrisy is staggering. Your family’s rhetoric is literally endangering Indian Americans, Eric — spare us the fake concern,” he said.
Calling the harassment a form of targeted intimidation, Bhutoria warned that this climate is not simply political disagreement. “This is not ‘free speech.’ This is stochastic terrorism dressed up as politics,” he said.
Citing CNN coverage which examined how political rhetoric has amplified hostility toward the community, he urged political leaders in both parties to denounce the rising bigotry and take concrete action to protect vulnerable communities. “Indian Americans will not be intimidated or silenced,” he added.
Bhutoria’s statement comes amid growing evidence that Indian-origin communities in the United States are facing heightened hostility both online and offline. The CNN report noted that even routine posts — including Diwali greetings by Indian-American public officials — triggered waves of racist abuse, with far-right networks amplifying tropes portraying Indians as “foreign invaders” or “job stealers,” themes often tied to H-1B visa debates.
The report also cited surges in slurs, calls for deportation and extremist rhetoric, as well as offline incidents such as threats, demonstrations near temples and targeted harassment linked to anti-immigrant agitation.
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