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US-Based Anti-CAA Activist Kshama Who Threw Her Grandpa Under The Bus Now Wants India To Give Visa To Her To Meet Her Allegedly Ailing Mother

February 8, 2025
The Commune

Former Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant has claimed that the Indian government has denied her a visa, preventing her from visiting her ailing mother in India. In a post on X last week, Sawant stated, “India’s PM Modi & the BJP government are denying me a visa to see my ill mother. I’m not alone. Modi has retaliated against other activists & journalists, denying or revoking entry into India.” She linked the alleged visa denial to her past criticism of the Indian government, particularly her opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

However, did you know that the anti-CAA activist threw her grandpa under the bus to score political brownie points. She pushed for Seattle to include caste in its anti-discrimination laws, citing an incident from her childhood—claiming that, at six years old, she heard her grandfather use a “slur” to summon their lower-caste maid. Of course, her grandfather never had the chance to defend himself against this accusation. When political agendas are at stake, some people will say anything to justify their cause. Imagine a 6 year old being able to remember such minute details! 

Now she wants the Indian government to give her a visa to visit her allegedly ailing mother. Earlier, along with her husband, the duo created a ruckus outside the Indian consulate in Seattle. Her cronies recorded a video of her and her husband ranting against the Modi administration.

She even invoked Mahatma Gandhi and spoke about India being a country of civil disobedience. In the video, she is seen saying, “They are threatening to call the police on us. They kept saying this is not the way. We said aren’t you from the same country that I was born in, the country of Mahatma Gandhi, a country of civil disobedience which was integral to India’s revolution for independence from the British empire?”

The Indian Consulate in Seattle posted on their official X handle about the ruckus that Sawant and her husband had been creating at the premises. They wrote, “Today, the Consulate was forced to deal with a law and order situation arising from the unauthorized entry by certain individuals into the Consulate premises after office hours. Despite repeated requests, these individuals refused to leave the Consulate premises and engaged in aggressive and threatening behaviour with the Consulate staff. We were compelled to call in relevant local authorities to deal with the situation. Further action is being initiated against the trespassers.”

Background

This denial of a visa comes amid Sawant’s history of controversial political actions. In February 2020, Sawant was behind a Seattle City Council resolution condemning India’s CAA and NRC. The resolution, which passed unanimously, reaffirmed Seattle as a welcoming city, expressing solidarity with the city’s South Asian community, regardless of religion and caste. It opposed the CAA and NRC, calling them discriminatory to Muslims, oppressed castes, women, indigenous, and LGBT people.

The resolution called on the Indian Parliament to repeal the CAA, halt the NRC, and ratify various UN treaties to aid refugees. Ahsan Khan, president of the Indian American Muslim Council, praised the move, stating that Seattle’s decision should serve as a message to those undermining pluralism and religious freedom. Thenmozhi Soundararajan of Equality Labs also expressed support, framing Seattle’s action as part of a global outcry against the CAA.

In February 2023, Sawant sponsored another controversial resolution, making Seattle the first city in the United States to officially recognize “caste” as a protected category under its non-discrimination policy. The ordinance was criticized by Hindu organizations for singling out South Asians, potentially leading to bias against the community.

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