Austin, TX: A Republican leader from Texas and MAGA (Make America Great Again) activist, Carlos Turcios, sparked a controversy with his remarks on a 90-foot statue of Lord Hanuman, known as the 'Statue of Union'. Turcios shared a video of the statue of Lord Hanuman at the Shri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, Texas, on social media.
In his X post, the Republican leader from the Dallas-Fort Worth area said that "aliens" from the "third world" are taking over Texas and America. He then questioned the existence of the Lord Hanuman statue in Texas.
"This is not Islamabad, Pakistan, or New Delhi, India. This is Sugar Land, Texas. Third World aliens are slowly taking over Texas and America. Why is the third-largest statue in the US this??! Stop the INVASION," he said.
Turcios's remarks sparked online criticism. Some even pointed out that religious freedom in the US is not just freedom for Christians. Meanwhile, others highlighted the religious freedom enjoyed by Christians in India.
