Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has denounced focused violence towards Hindus amid the unrest in Bangladesh and denounced the nation’s “victimist quota techniques.” In a prolonged article on X, the businessman defined the quota protests in Bangladesh and stated that “bloodshed” is at all times the top level of grievances and victimhood.
The 39-year-old, who dropped out of the White Home race and endorsed Donald Trump in January, detailed within the publish on the microblogging website how a quota system created to proper the “wrongs of rape and violence” within the 1971 battle has led to extra such incidents in 2024.
“The violence directed towards Hindus in Bangladesh is incorrect, disturbing and a warning about quota techniques based mostly on victimhood,” he tweeted.
“Bangladesh fought a bloody battle for its independence in 1971. Tons of of 1000’s of Bangladeshi civilians have been raped and murdered. It was a tragedy and rightly mourned,” Ramaswamy’s tweet learn.
Writing concerning the quota techniques, which sparked nationwide protests in Bangladesh in June, the Republican stated that though they turned out to be a “catastrophe” and the previous authorities led by Sheikh Hasina scrapped most of them in 2018, the “victim-sponsors fought again and the quota system was reinstated this yr.”
“As soon as chaos begins, it can’t be simply managed. Radicals at the moment are focusing on Hindu minorities. A quota battle created to rectify the wrongs of rape and violence in 1971 is now resulting in extra rape and violence in 2024. Bloodshed is the top level of grievance and victimisation,” he tweeted.
Vivek Ramaswamy ended the tweet with a reference to the USA, saying it is arduous not to have a look at the Bangladesh disaster and surprise what “classes” People can be taught.
“It is arduous not to have a look at Bangladesh and surprise what classes we might do nicely to be taught right here at dwelling,” the publish stated.
