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Hindu mockery at Plano City Council draws backlash
Remarks at Plano City Council meeting prompt walkout and criticism from Hindu American groups
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Malvika Choudhary - Thu, 12, Feb 2026
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Alex Stein / X (Alex Stein)
A satirical monologue by conservative comedian Alex Stein at a Plano City Council meeting mocking Hindu religious beliefs has sparked widespread controversy, triggering backlash from the Indian American community.
Stein appeared at the meeting dressed in Indian attire (a yellow kurta, shorts, and sandals) with a red tilak on his forehead. Introducing himself as an Indian boy in a fabricated accent, Stein used his full three-minute speaking slot, to mock Indians and the Hindu religious beliefs.
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He repeatedly referenced the consumption of cow dung and cow urine in a mocking tone, framing the remarks as a complaint of harassment from his homeowners association and neighbors for what he described as religious practices
Tyler Olivera should be in jail for his videos about my Indian culture of eating cow dung pic.twitter.com/a2dvdr2FgK
— Alex Stein #99 (@alexstein99) February 10, 2026
"They come into my house, knocking at my door, shouting at me: stop drinking cow pee, stop eating cow poop, they think my holy practices is dirty and filing police complaints on me, and my HOA will fine me,” he said in a mocking tone.
Further, Stein mentioned Kash Patel’s appointment as FBI director; he praised Patel’s relationship with country music singer Alexis Wilkins and expressed hope for an “authentic Indian marriage.”
Several Indian-American attendees walked out of the council chamber as Stein continued uninterrupted by City officials. They did not intervene, despite council conduct rules that allow microphones to be shut off for disruptive, irrelevant, or inciting comments.
The remarks prompted criticism from the Hindu American Foundation, which said the incident reflected a broader pattern of public forums being used to target Hindu Americans. In a statement posted on social media, the group said that city leaders failed to act despite having the authority to enforce conduct rules, allowing what it described as anti-Hindu hatred to be aired without condemnation.
Public comment periods in @cityofplanotx, @CityofRCordova, and @TheCityofSac were weaponized to spread anti-Hindu bigotry — and city leaders looked away.
— Suhag A. Shukla (@SuhagAShukla) February 11, 2026
Free speech doesn’t mean cities have to be silent in the face of hate speech. Silence from city officials when a speaker… https://t.co/ebpayU9pG1
Suhag Shukla, executive director of the Hindu American Foundation, said in a separate post that public comment sessions in Plano and other cities were being “weaponized to spread anti-Hindu bigotry,” adding that silence from city officials when conduct rules are violated amounts to complicity.
HinduPACT AHAD, also condemned Stein’s remarks, describing them as offensive and characterizing the performance as an example of Hinduphobia rather than satire.
Oh wow, Alex Stein, the “comedian” who thinks brownface, bindi, and cow dung rants at a city council meeting = satire. Peak comedy, right?
— HinduPACT AHAD -American Hindus Against Defamation (@AHADHindu) February 11, 2026
But let’s be real: he’s not “obsessed” with gomutra & gobar because he’s mocking Hindus. He’s obsessed because he secretly relishes it,… https://t.co/A3MAQYn7rI pic.twitter.com/bgMwayPQ3I
The group criticized the use of religious symbols and caricatured speech at a civic forum and said such conduct amounted to “punching down” on a minority community.
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