Sen. Niraj Antani says he's giving his fellow GOP lawmaker the benefit of the doubt, but the comments about his faith were crass and offensive.
Ohio Sen. Niraj Antani, R-Miamisburg, says comments made by a fellow Republican about his Hinduism were crass, offensive and a stark example of how his party needs to do better when speaking about race and religion.
"I think this is an example of where Republicans need to learn how to speak better about race and religion," Antani told the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau."I know a racist when I see one, and that's not [Rep. Scott Wiggam], but oftentimes Republicans will speak about race and religion and are very inartful."while speaking to students at the University of Akron about a variety of topics, including the death penalty.
“Niraj Antani, he doesn't like it either, but he's an Indian. He's Hindu, so, you know, they won't even kill cows. And I can say that because I've been over to India," Wiggam said,“No one is saying ‘yeah, let’s get rid of the death penalty’… except for , he doesn’t like it either. But he’s an Indian. They won’t even kill cows. And I can say that because I’ve been over to India.”
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