Religious ceremony held in New Jersey to help Trump get re-elected

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The South Asian Republican Coalition (SARC) held an auspicious Hindu religious ceremony known as a ‘Homatmak Laghu Rudra’ at the Dwarkadhish Temple in Parlin, NJ, which was a petition to God for President Donald Trump, honoring his birthday, seeking divine blessings for him and to get reelected as America’s President in 2020, on June 23, 2019.

The five-hour ritual with 11 Hindu priests, headed by Nayan Pathak and 15 worshipers, began at 1 pm and concluded at 6 pm, followed by fireworks and dinner for all attendees with multiple TV channels covering the ceremony which will be submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records, according to a press release.

This historical and first of its kind ceremony, done for the first time ever on American soil and worldwide for a US President, shows the deep roots and support President Trump has created within the South Asian community, said the release.

Hundreds of American Hindus gathered at the temple with many attendees joining from outside of the state, including prominent businessmen, doctors, and politicians. American flags were waving across the crowd and with a singing of the American National Anthem.

Hemant Bhatt, Founder and Chairman of SARC, welcomed the gathering and explained the mission, goals and objectives of SARC. He narrated the achievements and accomplishments of President Trump and appealed to work hard to get Trump reelected in 2020.

He took the opportunity to thank Pankaj Sheth and Jai Prakash Sheth, Trustees of Dwarkadhis Temple, for their great support to organize this event successfully. He also thanked GDB International, Patel Brothers, Arista Care, Skyvision events and others who helped financially to support the event. He thanked Pinakin Pathak and Sridhar Chillra, both Co-founders and Vice Chairmen of SARC for their dedication.

Senator Sam Thompson congratulated Bhatt and his team at SARC for putting up the event for Trump and promised all help for the cause of SARC. Lucille Pannos, Chairwoman of Middlesex County Republican organization, acknowledged the work done by President Trump and appealed to vote for Republican candidates running for office in November 2019 and in 2020. Hirsh Singh who is running for US Senate outlined the strategy for new voter registrations and assured SARC to help it in his best capacity.

The event concluded by cutting a birthday cake to celebrate Trump’s birthday to wish him a very long life and excellent health.

Prominent Republican politicians, Community leaders and public figures present included: Senator Sam Thompson, Jack Citarelli, Former State Assemblyman / 2017 Republican gubernatorial candidate, Lucille Panos, Chair of Middlesex County Republicans, Mayor Owen Henry, Township of Old Bridge, Sue Boros, Candidate for Mayor of Woodbridge, Hirsh Singh, US Senate 2020 Candidate, Mary Sohor, Old Bridge Council President, Dr. Anita Greenberg-Belli , Councilwoman, Woodbridge, Vice President of Council, Old Bridge Municipal Chair, Christian Onuhoa, Republican Candidate for NJ General Assembly (District 19), Art Rittenhouse, Candidate for Mayor of Sayreville, Christian Hibinski, Candidate for Sayreville Council, Bina Shah, Candidate NJ 14th Legislative District and Bharat Rana, Candidate for NJ 34th Legislative District, John Vrtric, Chairman of WoodbridgeTownship Republican Organization, Tom Maras, a well-known Republican from Woodbridge Township, Jesal Amin, a senior Republican from Middlesex County, Deepak Malhotra, a Republican who ran for Assemblyman, Dr. Mukund Thakar, CEO of Aristacare seniors Adult day care centers, Pankaj Sheth, Hotelier and Motelier and Trustee of Dwarkadhish Temple, Jay Prakash Sheth, a Prominent business man and Trustee of Dwarkadhish Temple, Dr. Raj Bhayani, a prominent medical practitioner and community leader, Alpesh Patel of Skyvision events and hundreds of volunteers of South Asian Republican Coalition and of Dwarkadhish Temple.

VIjay Upadhaya, Sanjeev Pandya, Nimish Patel, Alpesh Patel, Samir Raval, Ashish Raval, Neeta Ramekar, Akash Vadgama, Nayan Pathak, Yogesh Joshi, Paul Lund, Sonal Raval, Manisha Bhatt, Brajesh Singh, Hirsh Singh, Hitesh Patahk, Kalpesh Mahant, Raagini, Vasant Shah, VIjay Shah, Anil Patel, Bina Shah, and all others worked very hard and passionately to make the event successful.

The program was conducted by Sanjeev Pandya.