First Indian-American appointed in US House of Representatives Pramila Jayapal. (File Photo) First Indian-American appointed in US House of Representatives Pramila Jayapal. (File Photo)Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has announced that she would skip President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, in protest against his policies and rhetoric against immigrants. “I would not be attending the State of the Union this year. Jayapal is the only Indian-American lawmaker to have announced boycotting Trump’s State of the Union Address, which is a customary annual address of the US President to a joint session of the Congress.

Source: Indian Express January 17, 2018 07:52 UTC