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a statement condemned the recent shooting death of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla.

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a statement condemned the recent shooting death of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla.

Its chairman Thomas Abraham said the "apparent hate crime" is vicious and GOPIO stands together with the victims' families at their time of distress.

Congressman Elliott Engel, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said that this act of hate resulted in the tragic death of Kuchibhotla.

"These acts of violence are deeply disturbing, and they are an obvious assault on America's diversity and foundational values.

"I fear this shooting was a direct result of the climate of fear and xenophobia that has grown over the past few months," he said.

"Sadly, our new administration has not spoken out against the rising tide of bigotry against Muslims, or against immigrants, and the manner in which the Administration rolled out it's unconstitutional Muslim Ban has only furthered this trend.

Such violence cannot be excused or swept under the rug," Engel said.

The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) also urged Trump to speak on the issue.

"It is our hope President Trump uses the opportunity he has when speaking on the special joint session of Congress later today to address the rising levels of hate violence in our nation," Jay Kansara of HAF said.

In a separate statement, the Association of Indian Muslims of America urged Trump to take immediate steps to explain to all of his followers that they should desist from any hate speech or violence against Indian-Americans and others who are peaceful people, and who have over the years contributed much to making America a great nation.

The senseless shooting of two young Indian engineers, Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani while they were eating lunch in a bar in Olathe, a suburb of Kansas city last Wednesday, has shook the strong Indian-American community, said Kaleem Kawaja, executive director of Association of Indian Muslims of America.

"It is also shocking that neither President Trump nor any of his leading supporters have so far said even one word to condemn the shooting of these two young Indian-American engineers.

Unfortunately that also includes Indian-American Shalabh Kumar who is one of Trump's top fundraisers and a member of his Presidential Transition team," Kawaja said.

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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