2 days ago · Indian-Americans are fighting back against racial bullying and the move by Elon Musk to rehire Marko Elez in DOGE. One of their prime targets is US Vice President JD Vance, who is married to Usha Chilkuri, a woman of Telugu descent, but supported Elez's rehiring. Elez, an engineer, had called for "normalising Indian hate".

3 days ago · A Controversy That Won’t Die Elez’s tweet—“Normalize Indian Hate”—wasn’t some edgy joke. It was a straight-up racist proclamation, something that would have been career-ending if he ...

5 days ago · Vance’s defense of Elez—despite the blatant racism—has ignited outrage, particularly among Indian-Americans. Critics point to the hypocrisy in how Elez is treated compared to Vivek Ramaswamy, the Indian-American MAGA figure who was pushed out of DOGE without fanfare or second chances.

Feb 7, 2025 · "Normalize Indian hate," a separate post from that month read. In July of last year, the account posted: "Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool."

6 days ago · The account in September included a post that said, “Normalize Indian hate.” The vice president’s wife, Usha Vance, is the daughter of Indian immigrants.

One post from September said, "Normalize Indian hate," while another post reportedly read, "You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity." In a poll on X, Elon Musk asked, "Bring back ...

6 days ago · JD Vance, whose wife is the daughter of Indian immigrants, advocated Friday for the rehiring of a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) engineer who was accused of posting “normalize Indian ...

3 days ago · “Elez wanted to normalize Indian hate, you’re standing up for him, and your wife is Indian,” commented another of Vance’s followers.. “Usha deserves way better bro.” “Defending the ...

Nov 15, 2024 · Indian Americans helped define the 2024 election in many ways. But their communities took the heat as South Asian American hate pervaded the election, a report finds.

6 days ago · In a post made in September, it said, “Normalize Indian hate”, in reference to a post noting the prevalence of people from India in Silicon Valley. Vice President JD Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, is the daughter of Indian immigrants.