By Sampat Shivangi MD, Member National Advisory Council, SAMHSA, Center for National Mental Health Services, Washington DC
MI, USA: Governor Nikki Haley who has served in multiple roles in the US and on the world stage as US Ambassador to United Nations, makes all of us proud, specifically Indian Americans who have given a unique identity as part of the diaspora.
A rare quality of Governor Nikki is that she has not forgotten her roots and her ancestral homeland India as she visited India and interacted with leadership in India including meeting our beloved leader Prime Minister Modi.
She is a popular and respected leader not only in her home state South Carolina and across the US. She has very close ties with President Trump who she may be running against in GOP primaries. I learn President Trump has welcomed her candidacy for the highest office of the land, possibly a place on the world stage.
I have known Governor Haley personally for decades and we are delighted that she is announcing her candidacy on February 15th, 2023 in her home state, and capital Charleston.
On behalf of the large and influential Indian American community wish her well and all the success in the coming days and pray she will succeed to be a nominee for GOP in 2024.
We will assure our community support in every way.
