There is an insane level of normalisation of Hinduphobia going on in the US. Mocking Hindu gods, Hindus and their Indian roots has become increasingly a new cool among the American socio-political discourse. In a fresh instance of growing anti-Hindu bias, Alexander Duncan, the Republican Senate candidate for Texas, called Lord Hanuman a ‘false god’ and objected to the construction of his statue in the US, saying that America is a ‘Christian’ nation.

In an X post published on 20th September, Duncan shared a video showcasing the 90-foot-tall statue of Lord Hanuman installed in the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in the town of Sugar Land, Texas, and wrote, “Why are we allowing a false statue of a false Hindu God to be here in Texas? We are a CHRISTIAN nation!”

Further justifying his Hinduphobia, A

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