Republican Presidential candidate Vivek
Ramaswamy, in a candid reply to an Iowa voter, said he is “a Hindu” and “won’t fake
identity” as he faced the question about his faith during an event at the CNN
Townhall on Thursday.
Gunny Mitchell asked, “How do you
respond to people, who assert that you cannot be our president because your
religion does not align with what our founding fathers based our country on?”
Ramaswamy replied, “I am a Hindu. I won’t
fake my identity. Hinduism and Christianity share the same value set in common.”
He added, “Based on my religious
beliefs, I understand that every person is here for a reason and it is our
moral obligation to fulfil that reason because God lives within each of us,
even though God works through us in various ways, we are all equal.”
Besides, elucidating further about the
common aspects of Hindutva and Christianity, the Ohio-born entrepreneur and
politician shared, “My upbringing was quite conventional. My parents taught me
that marriages are sacred, families are the cornerstone of society, and
abstinence before marriage is a viable option when things don’t work out,
adultery is wrong. Enjoying life’s pleasures requires giving something up. Are
those values not from elsewhere?”
“Would I be the best president to spread
Christianity through this country, no I would not be the perfect choice for
that,” he confessed, but added he would still “stand for values that America
was founded on.”
Notably, 38-year-old Ramaswamy is a
native of southwest Ohio. His mother was a geriatric psychiatrist and his
father worked as an engineer at General Electric. His parents migrated to US
from Kerala.
The next US Presidential election is
scheduled for November 5, 2024.
NE Watch Desk
