US Indians form group to support Hillary bid

Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s Indian-American supporters have launched a nationwide group to back her bid for winning the party’s presidential nomination.

Describing itself as a nationwide grassroots volunteer organisation, the Indian-Americans for Hillary (IAFH) group said on Monday that it will hold its inaugural event in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on April 24.

“It is important to mobilise support of millions of Indian Americans living here in the US for secretary Hillary Clinton — enable them to go out and vote for electing Hillary Clinton as our next President. This organisation has been created primarily to achieve this goal,” the website said.

The inaugural event and rally by Indian-Americans for Hillary would be addressed by John Podesta, national campaign chair for the Clinton Campaign, and Neera Tandon, president and COO of the Centre for American Progress.

Noting that Ms Clinton has thousands of Indian-American friends across the US, IAFH said that she had been to India four times as First Lady, Senator, and secretary of state.

“Having traveled extensively in India, she has a much deeper level of familiarity with India than any other candidate in the race,” the group said.