2 Kumar founded Republican Hindu Coalition last year. Meet Shalabh 'Shalli' Kumar, the Indian-American, rather the Hindu-American industrialist who has emerged as one of Donald Trump's biggest financial backers. The Chicago -based business tycoon is the founding chairman of the Republican Hindu Coalition and has donated 1.1 million dollars to the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's election campaign. The official Facebook page of the Republican Hindu Coalition describes its mission as, 'a single unified platform to build a strong, effective & respected Hindu-American voice in Washington and across the country. At an event held on Saturday night titled 'Humanity United Against Terror,' hosted by the Republican Hindu Coalition in Edison, New Jersey, Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump addressed thousands of Hindus.

Source: India Today October 17, 2016 09:26 UTC