The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has revived the heated debate tied to a Republican politician’s “anti-Hindu” remarks about the gigantic Hindu God Hanuman statue in Texas. Taking to their official X account on Thursday, the organisation called out Abraham George, the Chairman of Republican Party of Texas, over his failure to condemn a fellow GOP member’s offensive comments targeting the Hindu faith.
According to the Republican Party of Texas website, George was born in Kerala, India, to Christian parents. He was just two years old when his parents jumped on the 14-year journey to legally secure US visas, finally emigrating to Texas when Abraham was 16.
Hindu American Foundation drags Texas GOP chair over anti-Hindu stance
“When we asked @TexasGOP to condemn @AlexDuncanTX’s anti-Hindu remarks over a Hanuman statue, we expected a commitment to our Constitution and the Establishment Clause,” they wrote on X. “Instead, the @TexasGOP chair offered this.” The Hindu American community went on to red-flag the “wrong” and “un-American” approach, which they said would never classify as a “winning strategy” for the party.
The recent HAF tweet holds even more ground in light of Democrats racking up multiple victories in local US elections on November 4, including Zohran Mamdani’s historic win in the New York City mayoral race. On top of that, the “anti-Hindu” debate recently soared to new heights with US Vice President JD Vance insinuating that he wanted his wife, aka Second Lady Usha Vance, to convert from Hinduism to Christianity.
“As I’ve told her, I’ve said publicly, and I’ll say now… do I hope, eventually, that she is somehow moved by the same thing that I was moved in by church? Yeah, I honestly do wish that because I believe in the Christian gospel, and I hope eventually, my wife comes to see it the same way,” he said at a Turning Point USA event. Painting an alternative, he added, “If she doesn’t, then God says, everybody has free will, so that doesn’t cause a problem for me. That’s something you work out.”
What did the Indian-origin GOP chair say?
Back in September the official Texas GOP account announced that its chairperson Abraham George would be joining the “Standing for Freedom” event in Houston to “to stand with the brave Stratford High School students targeted for starting a Turning Point USA club.” A fellow X user instantly charged ahead, demanding the American political party to “do better.”
When we asked @TexasGOP to condemn @AlexDuncanTX’s anti-Hindu remarks over a Hanuman statue, we expected a commitment to our Constitution and the Establishment Clause.
— Hindu American Foundation (@HinduAmerican) November 6, 2025
Instead, the @TexasGOP chair offered this.
It’s not a winning strategy; it’s wrong; and it’s un-American. https://t.co/XjaQZJGYQT
Alluding to how Republican politician Alexander Duncan of Texas had spread “hate and bigotry” on the social media platform, the user warned, “GOP will be losing upcoming elections because of these types of candidates.”
Abraham George responded to the counter-response to the Texas GOP’s announcement, insisting that he had never crossed paths with Duncan. The Indian-origin man further pressed that the MAGA member would neither have the party’s endorsement in the primary election nor his own. However, his answer didn’t finish there.
“But as an individual and a Christ follower who was born in India to a Pentecostal preacher’s family, I agree with him that Christians need to be concerned about idols and false gods,” he continued. “There is only one God, and that is Jesus Christ Himself. The commandments are clear: you shall not have any other god, and you shall not worship idols.”
George even went as far as claiming that he knew his statements wouldn’t be categorised as “politically correct,” and yet he didn’t care about the backlash.
Although his late September comment slipped under the radar at the time, the Hindu American Foundation finally took note of it on Thursday, issuing the aforementioned response.
Why is the Hindu American community calling out these Republicans?
The Hindu American Foundation is in up in arms about the Republican politicians’ failure to recognise what’s wrong about their statements targeting Hinduism. The issue particularly blew up, drawing divisive reactions, when Duncan insinuated that the Hindu faith was a “fake” religion, which should especially have no space in America.
Referring to the 90-ft-tall Hanuman statue at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Texas, which is also the tallest one in North America, he bemoaned at the time, “Why are we allowing a false statue of a false Hindu God to be here in Texas? We are a CHRISTIAN nation!”
Addressing his troubling remarks, he attempted to issue a twisted “apology” of sorts days later. “I’m not anti-Hindu, I’m not anti-Indian in any way,” he said while wearing a cap that read “JESUS IS KING.”
He added, “I just merely posed the question of, why as Christians, Americans are we so comfortable and okay with false Gods, false idols, false religions essentially reigning supreme over our country?”
As Americans we need to be comfortable asking questions. What I said in my post about the Hanuman statue in Sugarland was in no way anti-Hindu, I merely asked a question, and as Christians we should be asking these questions because we know what happens when a nation turns their… pic.twitter.com/1sAGC8SRJW
— Alexander Duncan (@AlexDuncanTX) September 23, 2025
Duncan went on, “As Christians, we are not supposed to be okay and comfortable with idols and false Gods and false religions… We’ve seen what happened all throughout the Bible when nations turned their back on God and started worshipping all these false things.”
Even back then, the HAF was quick to demand that the Texas GOP “discipline” its senate candidate for “displaying some pretty sordid anti-Hindu hate,” and flouting their guidelines against discrimination.
