The Hindu American Foundation has slammed Vice President JD Vance's remarks that he wished for his wife Usha Vance, who is a Hindu by faith, to convert to Christianity, despite the Republican leader later clarifying his statement.

Vance on Friday defended his remarks about Usha Vance's Hindu faith, saying she is "not a Christian and has no plans to convert," while rejecting criticism that he had "thrown her religion under the bus in public".

"With respect @JDVance, if your wife encouraged you to re-engage with your faith, why not reciprocate that and engage with Hinduism too? If you did, you may well learn that Hinduism doesn't share the need to wish your spouse comes around to see things as you do in terms of religion," the Hindu American Foundation wrote on X.

The group flagged Vance

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