By our foreign Correspondent
Washington: With declaring a official holiday in New York state on November One on account of Diwali, a national festival of lights , it has been made an international festival.
Diwali was being celebrated in India to commemorate the killing of Narakaasura by Lord Sree Krishna, according to legend.
According to political observers here, it would enhance support of Indian-Americans which is estimated to about 23 lakh people. According to a new survey of Indian-American Political attitude, it showed the support of 60 per cent ‘s support to the Democratic party. The sources found that a majority (60 per cent) registered Indian-American voters plan to vote for Democratic
Party candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris. Another survey by the Carneigie Endowment for International Peace ( CEIP) revealed that 67 per cent people of Indian-American supported Harris.
Declaration of an official holidy for New York state on November One on account of Diwali would enable 11 lakh students to celebrate Diwali. Besides the president of America Mr Joe Biden celebrated Diwali in the White on Oct 28, an unprecedented event. At least 600 persons including Parliament Members, industrialists and Indian-American participated in the celebration. According to political commentators, it would be a good booster for the Democratic party
candidate in the Nov. 05 election, at a time when the Republican Candidate Donald Trump and his supporters went on insulting immigrants. Trump described during his campaign Puerto as an “island of garbage” and immigrants from Latin America and Mexico as pets eaters.
The declaration of a holiday on November One on account of Diwali of in New York would be a wise retort to Republican party’s unabated insulting talks of opposition party’s supporters. Republican party’ strong supporter Grand Candone told at the crowd of the Republican party campign at New York’s Madison on Oct 27 “ Harris and her pimp handlers would destroy our country, media reported.
