New Delhi: Congress chief and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi encountered a strong protest from a section of the Indian-American community in New York on Tuesday shortly after she had delivered a speech in the UN General Assembly.
The community, protesting under the banner of 'Saving Gandhi Heritage', demonstrated against Ms Gandhi representing India at a function to mark the International Day of Non-Violence on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
"We've people coming from Florida, Illinois, Georgia and Arizona, besides neighbouring states of New Jersey and Connecticut," Narain Kataria, one of the organizers said. Kataria is the head of the Indian-American Intellectuals Forum, which helped stage the demonstration.
The protest, held between noon and 1400 hours (local time) near the UN building, drew about 250 people.
Dr Surinder S Malhotra, president of the Indian National Overseas Congress (USA), however condemned the protest. "She is the most fitting person to represent India's more than 1 billion people," he said.
A demonstration was also held at Manhattan in New York to protest against Gandhi's speech at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Union Square.
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