India Abroad - January 28, 2011

Governor Nikki Haley with the Republican Indian Committee-New Jersey Chapter delegation. From left, Sita Kapoor, Arthur Kapoor, Manpreet Kapadia, Neelam
Renjen, Haley, Michael Haley, Jitender Rejen, Darius Kapadia, Dr Bapineedu Kuchipudi and Dr Mukesh Roy
‘Governor Haley was seen wearing a salwar’
GEORGE JOSEPH
During the inauguration of South Carolina
Governor Nikki Haley January 12, a securi-
ty officer fainted. Officials asked if there
was any doctor in the crowd, Four Indian
physicians including Dr Raj Vasudeva
stepped forward.
“It showed the participation of Indians in
the inauguration,” said Dr Mukesh Roy, a
physician and executive director of the
Republican Indian Committee-New Jersey
Chapter, who attended the event with a six-
member team. RIC-NJ had organized a
fundraiser for Haley during her campaign.
“There were more than 100 Indians from
various parts of the country. Two dozen
people, mostly Haley’s relatives, came from
Punjab. There was no hiding of the Indian
identity or shying away from the communi-
ty,” added Roy, whose team included RIC-
NJ chairman Dr Bapineedu Kuchipudi and
president Arthur Kapoor.

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Governor Nikki Haley, left, and her sister Simran Singh, right, with Bhavna Vasudeva, president, South Carolina Chapter, Republican Indian Committee
Indian Americans at the State House
after Haley’s inauguration

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