A speech by US comedian and conservative YouTuber Alex Stein at a Plano City Council meeting triggered sharp backlash after he mocked core Hindu religious beliefs, with several Indian-American attendees exiting the chamber in protest. The episode has ignited a wider debate about cultural respect and rising anti-Indian sentiment online and in parts of the US right-wing milieu.
Stein, known for provocative stunts and commentary, appeared at the council session clad in a yellow kurta, black shorts, slippers and a red tilak on his forehead. He introduced himself in a self-styled persona as a “young Indian boy” from the “holy land of India far, far away,” before launching into a series of jibes about Hindu customs, particularly cow worship and the use of cow dung and cow urine in traditional healing contexts.
He repeatedly referenced cow dung and urine sarcastically, asserting that “cow is divine mother… her urine, gomutra is the purest form of medicine… and her dung, gobar, is holy gold,” before veering into an unrelated critique of his neighbourhood homeowners’ association and claims of persecution by the “Muslim Brotherhood.” – News 18
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