'Indian-American endorsing a Pakistani-American' In US
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Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has endorsed Pakistani-American Democratic candidate Sadia Farooqi in her campaign for Michigan’s 11th Congressional District, calling attention to their shared South Asian heritage.
Khanna, a five-term Congressman representing California’s 17th Congressional District, is regarded as one of the leading progressive voices in the Democratic Party and is widely seen as a potential future presidential contender.
While Farooqi, a lawyer and the daughter of Pakistani immigrants, is among four Democrats seeking the party’s nomination for the House of Representatives seat from Michigan’s 11th Congressional District.
Sharing a campaign video on X, Farooqi thanked Khanna for joining her on the campaign trail in Michigan.
In the video Khanna says, “And now you’ve got an Indian American endorsing a Pakistani American. Pakistani American.”
Reacting to his endorsement, she said an Indian-American publicly supporting a Pakistani-American candidate was something that could only happen in the United States.
The video ,recorded during a campaign meet-and-greet in Farmington Hills, featured an informal conversation between the two leaders about Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan food and their common South Asian background. Farooqi noted that both are lawyers, Punjabis and South Asians.
Khanna has recently criticised Donald Trump, accusing the US President of damaging India-US relations. Meanwhile, Farooqi has centred her campaign on protecting democratic freedoms and addressing the rising cost-of-living crisis under the Trump administration.
