Tulsi Gabbard, American politician and military officer, was born to Mike Gabbard and Carol Porter on April 12, 1981. She is currently Director of National Intelligence.
Gabbard, the first Hindu-American woman to serve in Congress, is named after Tulsi, the sacred plant in Hinduism. Tulsi practices Hinduism and old videos of her chanting Hare Krishna are quite popular over social media.
