Another Indian American has jumped into the fray of political candidates. Vin Kruttiventi recently announced his run for U.S. Congress from California’s District 14, which spans northern Fremont, Newark, Hayward, West Dublin, Pleasanton, and some other areas in the East Bay Area.
Americans4Hindus (A4H), a bipartisan SuperPAC, is endorsing him. Dr. Romesh Japra, a prominent cardiologist and leader of the Indian American community in the Bay Area, who is also the founder of Festival of Globe (FOG) and this paper, hosted a fundraiser for Mr. Kruttiventi at his home, Japra Vineyards, in Fremont, California, on Friday, September 22nd.
Vin Kruttiventi is a first-time candidate. An engineer, he worked in the tech industry and runs a global business and technology-consulting firm. He lives with his wife and two daughters in the East Bay.
He is running as a Republican in the Democrat-dominated blue state of California against Eric Swalwell.
Addressing the attendees,Dr. Japra said that he was not sure that future generations would have the same opportunities as they had to achieve the American dream because of ultra-leftist policies.
“America is such a great land of opportunity. But it seems like it is slipping away. I don’t think our children; our grandchildren can say the same thing. One of the reasons is too much ultra-leftism, so-called socialism, communism, is coming in and taking over the policymaking, and that is what we need to stop. And it not an easy task, especially here in California.”
He stressed the need to work harder, and smarter to do so.
Calling out the incumbent Congressman Eric Swalwell, Dr. Japra remarked how far to the left the former had gone and “not worried about the real issues, the real interest that the common people should benefit.”
While they were working for issues such as immigration and education, Mr. Swalwell was working with those very people who were “ruining the fabric of America.”
Dr. Japra applauded Vin Kruttiventi for throwing himself into the mad arena of politics.
He mentioned the inaugural US Congressional Hindu-Buddhist-Sikh Caucus that Americans4Hindus has recently formed in Washington D.C. “This is a bipartisan, rather non-partisan Hindu Caucus where the whole agenda is to unite everybody. Vasudeva Kutumbakam– the whole world is one family.”
He talked about the need trespect all religions, and family values and that immigration should be merit-based.
As of now, Congressman Raja Krishnamurthy has joined the Hindu Caucus and talks are on with Representative Ro Khanna.
Dr. Japra praised British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who identifies as a “proud Hindu” and some of his climate and energy-related policies that have drawn flak, “He (Sunak) wants to make sure that we do not rush into these kind of decisions with the climate craze. So, he’s made very tough decisions. Some people like it, some people don’t. But he’s come on the global stage and helping us out, and that’s going to help America.”
Dr. Japra added that if President Biden does not, then the next President should postpone certain measures related to climate change so that “we don’t become slaves to the Middle East and Russia as far as energy goes.”
Taking the stage, Mr. Kruttiventiprofessed his admiration for his host who he said has been an inspiration for him for a long time. “And those of the guys that do not know, Japra family has been doing good for the society for 40 years,” he added.
He had asked Dr. Japra why he himself did not contest. “He could have won any election by a landslide,” Mr. Kruttiventi said and added that the Doctor had replied that the medical profession was his first love.
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