By Usman Kidwai

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 11 (ANI): Menka Soni created history by becoming the first Indian woman in the United States to take oath with the Bhagavad Gita, after being elected to the Redmond City Council.

Speaking with ANI, she shared that her upbringing and faith have always been important to her, and holding the Gita was a way to honour those values.

"I have been spiritual since childhood. Holding the Gita during the oath was my way of honouring my values and India's cultural legacy," she told ANI.

"I am very spiritual. I have a temple in my house, and I am a vegetarian... When I had to take the oath, I wanted the teachings of the Gita to be with me... I also went to a Sai Baba temple there..." she added.

Speaking to ANI during her visit to Lucknow,

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