An old video of Texas Governor Greg Abbott saying that Texas will be a land for the Indian community as long as he remains the governor went viral Monday as social media users shared the video claiming that Abbott said this after there was row over Hindus observing Chhath puja in Texas. "Greg Abbott declares Texas a place for the Indian community, what about Texans Greg? Where do we go?" influencer Kaylee Campbell said, reposting Abbott's video. "What do they have on Greg to make him say this," the influencer said.
The video in question is from the Diwali celebration and not recent.
"As long as I am governor of this great state, Texas will be a land for the Indian community...and we will continue to celebrate Diwali here in the great state of Texas," Abbott said in the video.
"What a disgrace @GregAbbott_TX is. Pandering to every third-world culture there is and not doing a thing to protect Texas: 'Texas will be a land for Indians'," Republican leader Alexander Duncan said.
The attack on Abbott came as Indians are seeing an increase in hate, especially in Texas, as the state houses a huge number of immigrants, including Indians. Several Texas-based influencers have started speaking about what they call the 'Indian takeover' of the state, while many claimed to have busted H-1B visa abuse.
Greg Abbott halted H-1B visa hiring in Texas universities and agencies in a major step against the visa program that allows companies to hire specialty workers from outside.
Recently, another controversy broke out in Texas after a viral video showed Indians pouring milk into a lake as part of their Chhath puja celebrations in Denton. Many posts claimed Abbott's comment on Indian community was after the Chhath puja row.
Abbott won the Texas Republican primary last month as he seeks his fourth consecutive term in the office.
