As the issue of 'Indian takeover' of Frisco rocked the council meeting Tuesday, pushed by influencers on social media, Frisco council's first Indian-origin member Burt Thakur spoke about the issue and said Indians who came to America upheld American Dream because American Dream needs participation.
“Somewhere along the way Indians came to America, and then they became Americans, and then they helped to reinforce the American Dream because the American Dream requires participation,” Thakur said. “People are upset. And I suppose what I’m trying to say to you is this. Look to the left of you and look to the right of you. This is Frisco. … Together we can do amazing things," Thakur said as he spoke about the first Indians who came to the US, the Punjabis who settled in California, and Indians who served the US.
