Conservative commentator Ann Coulter, known for her criticism of Indian-American politician Vivek Ramaswamy, has sparked controversy again with her comments on the recent deportation of Indian migrants from the United States.
Coulter reshared a video of Indian nationals being deported and wrote, “Anybody named ‘Vivek’ on that plane?” The remark was seen as a dig at Ramaswamy, whom she had previously said she would not vote for solely because he is of Indian origin.
Social media users react
Social media users targeted Ann Coulter for her comments with one user commenting on her post, “I have a better idea -deport Elon. Or is it just non-white people you wish to deport?”
Another user with the user name ‘State of Denial’, commented, “I’m embarrassed that I once looked up to you. What a joke.”
‘I don’t support Vivek because he’s Indian’
Coulter has been vocal about her opposition to Ramaswamy, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination before endorsing Donald Trump. She had earlier said, “I don’t think I support Vivek because he’s Indian.”
When Ann Coulter made the comment, Vivek praised her for speaking her mind and said he respected her. “Ann Coulter told me flat-out to my face that she couldn’t vote for me ‘because you’re an Indian’, even though she agreed with me more than most other candidates. I disagree with her but respect she had the guts to speak her mind,” Ramaswamy said.
A US military C-17 Globemaster aircraft landed in Punjab’s Amritsar on February 5, carrying 104 Indian nationals who were deported from the US. The individuals had allegedly entered the country illegally.
The 104 immigrants were the first such batch of Indians to be deported by the Trump administration as part of a crackdown against illegal immigrants.
The US action came just days before PM Modi’s visit to Washington to hold wide-ranging talks with Trump.
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