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Usaid Siddiqui

UNCOVERED: Concerns as us dhs hires leader of hindu nationalist linked group | History Defined

Critics say Homeland Security should put a 'proper vetting process' for future selections [File: Marco Bello/Reuters]

The recent appointment of a Hindu nationalist community leader to an interfaith council under the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised “concern”.

In September, the DHS appointed Chandru Acharya – a director at the Hindu Sawamsayvak Sangh (HSS) – to their Faith-Based Security Advisory Council, a 25-member council that provides the federal department with “advice and recommendations”.

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