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Ravinder Bhalla was elected on Tuesday night days after fliers were circulate around town labelling him a terrorist
Updated : Nov 08, 2017, 11:13 AM IST
In a first, Hoboken, a town in New Jersey along the Hudson River, elected its first Sikh mayor.
Ravinder Bhalla won the elections two days after pamphlets did the rounds that labelled him a terrorist, US media reported.
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer decided not to run for re-election in June. She had endorsed Bhalla, an Indian-American born in New Jersey, to take her place.
Thank you Hoboken. I look forward to being your Mayor! #TeamBhalla #FinishedStrong pic.twitter.com/UKPuXkDWGX
— Ravinder S. Bhalla (@RaviBhalla) November 8, 2017
Bhalla tweeted about the flyers. They read “Don’t let TERRORISM take over our Town!” over a picture of Bhalla.
Yesterday, a flyer w/ word “terrorist” above a pic of me was circulated in Hob. Of course this is troubling, but we won’t let hate win. pic.twitter.com/Ri9xrYF4Al
— Ravinder S. Bhalla (@RaviBhalla) November 4, 2017