A Silicon Valley-based Indian-American couple has released a musical campaign video targeting Indian-Americans in the battleground states, urging them to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his Indian-origin running mate senator Kamala Harris.
On the last day of the four-day Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Biden, 77, formally accepted the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party.
Harris, 55, scripted history in US politics as she became the first Indian-American and black woman to get a major party’s vice-presidential nomination on the third day of the virtual Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.
“Living in Silicon Valley, we are at heart innovators; we have applied that creativity to rapidly grow the outreach to key South Asian voter groups in support of former Vice-President Biden. It is extremely important that we all come together as a community to fight for what is right,” Vinita Bhutoria said after the release of the video on Friday.
Vinita, along with her tech entrepreneur husband Ajay Jain Bhutoria, starts the video saying, “America Ka Neta Kaisa Ho: Jo Biden Jaisa Ho (What should America’s leader be like: He should be like Joe Biden).”
The political couple, who had earlier hosted Jill Biden at their house earlier this year for a fundraiser, are currently working on three unique video adverts in support of the Biden-Harris campaign. The first of the series was released on Friday.
“Indo-Americans are the crucial margin of victory in Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Wisconsin, and Nevada,” said Ajay Bhutoria.
Running into 143 seconds to the backdrop of music, Indian-Americans in various languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, and Bengali, appeal to their community members in the battleground states to vote and support Biden and Harris in the November elections.
“As an absolutely essential swing vote, it is essential that Indo-American political representation increases. We have made immense leaps forward, but we will continue working hard to further push the envelope of what is possible,” Ajay said.
The video highlights the culture of Indian-Americans in the US and highlights the engagement of all ages of community, said Raj, a student from Claremont McKenna College in California.