Donald Trump spoke at an event hosted for him by the Republican Hindu Coalition, proclaimed his love for Hindus, India and Indians, and left. “That’s the most un-presidential thing he has done,” Ari Rangnathan, a Hindu and Republican of 40 years, said about Trump’s anti-Muslim remarks, making no attempt to conceal his distaste. Trump’s position on Muslims was one of the reasons why Desai gave up on the Republican Party.“Why paint the entire community black on account of a few?” he said. As these numbers suggest, some do indeed support him on this issue, but most Indian Americans, and Hindu Americans, reject it. But even he wasn’t with Trump on Muslims: “I disagree with Trump – not all Muslims are bad.”Read | Why a Trump presidency may be good for India

Source: Hindustan Times October 17, 2016 16:07 UTC