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Three people honored at the Asian American Heritage Dinner
The Asian American Republican Committee hosted the 28th
Asian American Heritage Dinner, attended by several members of the community
and Republican Party leaders, at the
The event endorsed the candidacy of Donald Trump for President.
Three people were honored for their services to the community and party. Dr. Nagai Rajendran, chief of urology at St John’s Riverdale Hospital in Yonkers, was given the Person of the Year award, while Raj Singh, partner of wireless outlet ICON, received the Entrepreneur of the Year award. Barbara Tubiolo, executive director of Westchester County GOP was also honored with a special recognition.
Harry Singh, chairman of AARC, welcomed the gathering. Dr. Precilla Parameswaran, founder of the organization, said more and more Asians are embracing the Republican party and leaving the Democrats. Trump will win the presidency and the Indian community would support him, she said.
Rob Astorino, Westchester County Executive, asserted that
there was a need to bring a Republican government to
He said the county administration is run like a business, thus cutting expenses and staff. This benefited the community since the administration functioned without increasing taxes. He also thanked the Indian community for giving him its unstinting support.
Ed Day,
In his keynote speech, Edward F. Cox, chairman of the New
York State Republican Committee, said the GOP is in a winning streak. The party
will win the presidency and will control both houses of the Congress, he said,
also pointing out the important role played by
The mood of the whole country is for the GOP. In 2017, the
party will defeat Mayor diBlasio of
He also noted that the values of the party are the same as that most Asians follow. Asians believe in family, education, financial discipline and small government like the GOP. These values are important for the progress of the country and will benefit all Americans, he said.
Dr. Nagai Rajendran said his own family was the foundation of all his success. He said he married his American wife 41 years ago in Chennai in a Hindu wedding ceremony.
The event was coordinated by AARC leaders, including Ven Parameswaran, (vice chair) John Issac (secretary), Sunny Chacko (treasurer) and Thomas Koshy (dinner chair).