Tulsi Gabbard: The New Congress

Uma Mysorekar Dept: To her surprise, they're two different people, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Gabbard, however, isn't from India, where Hinduism originated and to which the vast majority of its adherents have ethnic ties and nEW YORK, N.Y. - When Dr. Uma Mysorekar looks at the members of the new Congress, the Indian immigrant and practicing Hindu can see that, for the first time, there's someone who shares her ethnicity and someone who shares her faith. Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is the first Hindu elected to Congress. Rep. Ami Bera of California, also a Democrat, is the third Indian-American to serve in the House. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.