NEW DELHI:Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday suggested that Donald Trump 's win was like a personal victory, as both of them hail from the " Republican Party ." The minister also pointed out that Indian-Americans played a key role in backing Trump and voting him as the president-elect. "Donald Trump is from the Republican Party, and my party's name is also the Republican Party, so I am very happy.
Donald Trump is a very big leader, and he has been elected there with the vote of all the Indian people," he said. This is not the first time the Union minister has used the "Republican Party" analogy. He had condemned Donald Trump after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the November 3 election result in 2020.
"What Trump did ahead of the transition of power is detrimental to democracy, and so he has lost the right to be called a Republican," the leader of the Republican Party of India had said in a statement. Complete coverage-Trump vs Harris for US president However, after four years, as Trump stares at a return to the White House, the Union minister said that while it would not have been bad to see Indian-origin Kamala Harris in the White House, Trump's entry is also not bad. He added that Trump had voiced his support for Bangladeshi Hindus suffering in Bangladesh.
He also highlighted Prime Minister Modi's good cammaredarie with Donald Trump, saying it would usher in a new era of relations between the two countries. 2024 US Election Results: Li.