'Calling our countries...': Indian singer Chinmayi Sripada reacts to Jake Lang's anti-India speech

Over the past few months, the anti-Indian rhetoric in America has peaked through online algorithms to reach everyday life. From being subjected to slurs in the streets to accusations in city council meetings, the Indian-American community is going through a lot in terms of immigration and assimilation.Particularly in the Texan cities of Frisco and Plano, numerous far-right commentators and anti-India speakers have turned up in city council meetings to incite hatred and deportations against the Indian community living there. In a recent session of the Frisco city council, Edward Jacob Lang, a January 6 rioter appeared to give an anti-Hindu and Muslim speech while calling India 'sh*thole' without naming it."The Hindus and the Muslims are teaming up to take over Texas.

This is not Muslims versus Hindus here. They are here to eradicate the Christians; they are here to drive us out of our homeland," Lang said."You have to understand. These people do not want to assimilate. They have not come here to become Americans. They have come here to drag their third-world culture over to our country. If Jainism and Hinduism are so great, why are there countries sh*tholes? They are bringing this ideology here," Lang said, calling America a Christian country.

Chinmayi Sripada reacts to Jake Lang's speech

His speech went viral online, inviting appreciation and condemnation from all sides. Among those who were extremely offended by Lang's inciting words was Indian singer Chinmayi Sripada.The 41-year-old celebrity took to X, to call out Lang while highlighting his own history of violence. "Speech by a US Senate Candidate and Capitol Hill Riots accused. Ended up calling our countries shitholes and all of us ‘Jeets’," she wrote.In the comments she added that if she were a politician, she would look into what could be fixed in India as well.

Her comment gained support from numerous social media users. "Calling our culture 3rd class while it's their ancestors who were trading humans back in time and their current president along with so many influential people are accused in the Epstein island case and the current generation is addicted to drugs.

From where do they get such audacity," asked a user."Always remember you aren't native Americans. Nobody is illegal in stolen land," added another."Right wing everywhere are the same...they all are allergic to secular country....we shudnt be surprised at all …" one said.

Who is Jake Lang?

Jake Lang is a conservative activist and Florida US Senate candidate. He is a native New Yorker who participated in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and spent four years in prison, before being pardoned by US President Donald Trump.He had to be escorted out of the meeting since his allotted time for speaking was over. "If I lived in Texas, I would burn down one of these mosques," he yelled.Known for his controversial and extremist views, he has targeted American Jews and Muslims in numerous of his speeches. He and his followers have also staged live in-person protests in areas such as Dearborn, MI, East Plano, TX, Washington D.C., Minneapolis, MN and New York City.He graduated from high school in Pike County, Pennsylvania in 2013 and dropped out of college after a year to become a digital entrepreneur. Public records show he tried to sell vapes and custom baseball caps online, as well as consulting services to help prospective models grow their social media following. He also tried to launch a social media platform of his own called “Liberty Centric” – billed as a platform for “free thinkers” with no fact-checking, no advertising, no algorithms, and no censorship.In 2020, he claimed to have become more religious and added that his new path also had a political component. He added that this led him to the nation's capital during the January 6 riots with a baseball bat and riot shield in hand. He was arrested several days later and indicted on 11 counts of assaulting officers at the U.S. Capitol, among other crimes after posting photographs and videos of himself on social media.“Arrest me. You are on the wrong side of history,” he wrote as a caption for one of the videos. Ever since, Lang has capitalised on the far-right MAGA sentiment, becoming an influencer and provocateur.