California Governor returns 'unnecessary', Hinduphobic bill SB403

On Saturday, Governor of California Gavin Newsom returned the discriminatory and Hindubphobic Bill ‘SB403’. Our statement:https://t.co/IZJCSvw854 — Hindu American Foundation October 7, 2023 In a statement, HAF’s Managing Director Samir Kalra said, “With the stroke of his pen, Governor Newsom has averted a civil rights and constitutional disaster that would have put a target on hundreds of thousands of Californians simply because of their ethnicity or their religious identity, as well as create a slippery slope of facially discriminatory laws. We thank Governor Newsom for listening to the thousands of voices that contacted his office and seeing that SB-403 was premised on racist rhetoric, a baseless lawsuit, egregious Civil Rights Department misconduct, false claims about the Hindu religion and South Asian community at large, and the self-serving, methodologically flawed, caste survey by Equality Labs.” Samir Kalra, HAF Managing Director stated: “Today, we at the Hindu American Foundation join South Asians across California and the Hindu American community in offering our heartfelt appreciation to California Governor Gavin Newsom for his historically important veto of SB-403.… — Hindu American Foundation October 7, 2023 HAF Executive Director Suhag Shukla said, “SB-403 forced our community to find its voice. The fight over SB-403 has always been about the best solution for any… — Hindu American Foundation October 7, 2023 Thanking Gavin Newsom, author and Hindu rights activist Pt Satish K Sharma said, “Thank you Gavin Newsom for the courageous decision to return #SB403 and prevent hatred of Hindus from becoming state policy. 4/n pic.twitter.com/clTE29TcK7 — CoHNA October 7, 2023 Dubious organisation Equality Labs, which supported the bill, expressed disappointment Calling it heartbreaking, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Executive Director of Equality Labs, the dubious organisation that supported the bill, said, “While it is heartbreaking to receive the Governor’s veto, it is not a reflection of the incredible democratic power that our communities showed.” The organisation also got support from the Islamic terrorist organisations-linked Indian American Muslim Council.