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FIA violating US Laws Former FIA president Shobhna Patel aka Royal Albert Palace Hotel/Albert Jassani, guest of honor distributing Indians for Democrat Bloomberg placards.
FIA also committed a grave blunder by taking sides in the political system by openly canvassing for Mayor Bloomberg at the parade in the full glare of his opponent New York City Comptroller William Thompson. FIA leaders freely distributed “Indians for Mike Bloomberg” placards and told people to wave out when Bloomberg passed by to please him and may be as a return favor for showing up at the parade. “These leaders have no idea of the potential damage their actions could cause to FIA. The federation could lose its non-profit status for taking such active part in local politics,” lamented a former FIA president.
The FIA is after all a public charitable organization (a 501 © 3 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code) whose income and expenses are open to public scrutiny. It’s advisable for those at the helm of affairs not to lose the non-profit status by their reckless acts and tarnish the image of India in the US .
PRAKAASH SWAMY
Consulting Editor, The South Asian Times
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