By Syed Ali Mujtaba / Muslim Mirror
The appointment of Sonal Shah as the Chief Executive Officer of ‘The Texas Tribune,’ one of the biggest nonprofit NEWS organizations in the US, is opposed by the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC).
Last week, Jim Schachter, the chair of The Texas board of directors, announced that Sonal Shah will succeed its founding CEO Evan Smith, starting January 2023.
Shah’s appointment as chief executive at ‘The Tribune’, “comes as a big shock and surprise to many Indian Americans,” said IAMC executive Director Rasheed Ahmed.
“We are disappointed by ‘The Tribune’s’ decision to appoint Sonal Shah as the next CEO despite her well-documented links with Hindu supremacist groups,” added Rasheed Ahmad in a statement.
“If her appointment is not rescinded, it will demonstrate a total disregard by ‘The Tribune’ for the sentiments of the American Muslim community, especially Indian American Muslims and Indian minorities who are facing an onslaught of hate from Hindu extremist groups like VHP and RSS in India.”
The IAMC claimed that Sonal Shah has ties with the US-based Hindu extremist groups linked to the RSS. “She has “close ties with India-based Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), categorized by the CIA as a “religious militant organization,” IAMC said.
The IAMC also alleged that “during her stint with VHPA, internal emails suggest that Sonal Shah often advised the group about its image management.”
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