Since the primary GOP Debate, Vivek Ramaswamy has change into the speak of city and undoubtedly change into one of the vital hyped-up Republican candidates. It maybe helped that he’s being endorsed by several Trump allies as a counter to DeSantis, what’s attention-grabbing to notice that a number of commentators have additionally referred to as out what they think about “Hinduphobic” attacks against Vivek Ramaswamy.

Several Indian American X customers earlier called out journalist Kara Swisher for making enjoyable of Ramaswamy’s title which they felt was additionally mocking the Hindu deity Lord Rama.

In the identical vein, Rajiv Malhotra, creator of Snakes within the Ganga accused Professor Kevin M. Ruse of Princeton University of “Hinduphobia” when he wrote that Trump will casually seek advice from him as “Rama-swarmy”.

Kruse wrote on X: “What’s funny is that Vivek is going to campaign with furious Debate Bro energy for six nonstop months and then Trump will casually refer to him as “Rama-smarmy, or whatever” and he’ll immediately turn to dust.”

Reacting to the replies, he added: “The replies are making a strong case for “Rama-lama-ding-dong” and I have to agree that’s more Trumpian.”

This led to a robust rebuttal from Malhotra who wrote: “Shame on Princeton Univ professor @KevinMKruse for such blatant bigotry. Attacking @VivekGRamaswamy’s Hindu faith. Under the slightest stress the mask of ethics comes off. If someone said this of Islam they would be fired by now! Disgraceful double standards.”

He added after getting blocked: “The cowardly prof cancelled me after he got exposed! So much for free exchange of ideas!”

Later, Kruse tweeted: “I’d like to thank @RajivMessage for all the death threats his followers are now sending my way.”

Earlier, Hank Kunneman, a pro-Trump pastor, spent a big a part of a sermon attacking Ramaswamy’s faith. He had stated: “If he does not serve the Lord Jesus Christ you will have a fight with God. What are we doing? You’re gonna have some dude put his hand on something other than the Bible? You’re going to let him put all of his strange gods up in the White House?”

In the previous, a number of customers had referred to as out Kara Swisher for mocking Ramaswamy’s title. One had written: “The same liberal White woman would call anyone having fun with Obama’s name Islamophobic and Racist.”

Incidentally, Ramaswamy has by no means denied his Hindu religion even going so far as saying that he’s not “running for pastor-in-chief” however commander-in-chief. He claims that the “real divide” isn’t between these of Hindu, Christian or Jewish religion” however between those that consider in “one true God” and “those who have replaced the vacuum with new religions like “wokeism, transgenderism, climateism and COVIDism”.