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Donald Trump Junior a devotee of Ganesh Ganpati?
‘False’ Hindu gods row: Donald Trump Jr ‘prays’ to Lord Ganesha, plays dandiya post Republican controversyFinancial Express (India)
Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US president Donald Trump, was snapped in Vantara, the largest wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre, in Jamnagar, Gujarat, this week.
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After his Jamnagar arrival alongside his girlfriend, social media has been flooded with visuals of him embracing Gujarati dance culture. Not only was Don Jr caught on camera as he joined in on garba-dandiya festivities in Jamnagar, he was also spotted offering prayers at the Ganpati Temple inside the Vantara premises as part of his tour of the sprawling facility. In a separate video, Trump’s son was even pictured bowing before Lord Ganesha.
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The multi-faceted US-Indian trade and diplomatic tensions are not the only thing looming over Don Jr’s Jamnagar outing.
The Trump Organisation exec’s trip to India is now particularly grabbing headlines and viral fame online as netizens couldn’t help but gawk at visuals of him praying at Hindu God Ganesha’s temple in Gujarat this week. His brief pilgrimage was infamously predated by a Texas GOP controversy pertaining to offensive comments about the world’s third-largest religion.
Merely weeks ago, the Hindu American Foundation called out Indian-origin Abraham George, the Chairman of Republican Party of Texas, for failing to condemn his fellow GOP member’s remarks targeting the Hindu faith.
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After his Jamnagar arrival alongside his girlfriend, social media has been flooded with visuals of him embracing Gujarati dance culture. Not only was Don Jr caught on camera as he joined in on garba-dandiya festivities in Jamnagar, he was also spotted offering prayers at the Ganpati Temple inside the Vantara premises as part of his tour of the sprawling facility. In a separate video, Trump’s son was even pictured bowing before Lord Ganesha.
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The multi-faceted US-Indian trade and diplomatic tensions are not the only thing looming over Don Jr’s Jamnagar outing.
The Trump Organisation exec’s trip to India is now particularly grabbing headlines and viral fame online as netizens couldn’t help but gawk at visuals of him praying at Hindu God Ganesha’s temple in Gujarat this week. His brief pilgrimage was infamously predated by a Texas GOP controversy pertaining to offensive comments about the world’s third-largest religion.
Merely weeks ago, the Hindu American Foundation called out Indian-origin Abraham George, the Chairman of Republican Party of Texas, for failing to condemn his fellow GOP member’s remarks targeting the Hindu faith.
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Not really a reflection on the old man I suppose.
But the thought occurs to me Don Senior is a "Christian" in the same spirit.
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