Shri Thanedar picked a fight with Brandon Gill due to the latter’s hatred towards Indians.
Congressman Brandon Gill is known for his statements against Muslims and H-1B visa holders. Every time Gill criticizes Indian people living in the United States, the Internet reminds him that he married an Indian-American, Danielle D’Souza Gill, the daughter of MAGA commentator Dinesh D’Souza.
This time, Indian origin MP Shri Thanedar Gill reminded this as Gill shared a quote he said recently. “Calling us racists no longer works,” Gill said. “The left has only one tactic: calling you a racist and praying you shut up. I would never do that.”Thanedar responded to Gill’s quote and added that no one is calling Brandon Gill a racist to silence him. People are calling him racist because he called Indian Americans “7-Eleven workers.” Thanedar said. “But the fact that you married an Indian-American shows that you are just a fraudulent pander to a racist base. How pathetic to be so cheap,” Thanedar said, sharing a screenshot of a social media post where Gill mentioned the “7-11 thing.”7-Eleven is an American convenience store chain headquartered in Irving, Texas.
A few months ago, Gill said it was stupid for America to hire 7-Eleven workers from India or some other country — because these are not specialized trades or skilled jobs. His video was, in fact, a reaction to a YouTuber’s video showing an Indian working at a 7-11 store in Texas.
Reactions to Thanedar’s choice to fight Gill
“He’s not calling Indians 7-11 workers. He’s calling 7-11 workers 7-11 workers. We’ve literally given H1-B visas to 7-11 workers. That’s what he’s referring to. Obviously,” one user wrote. Many X users commented that Thanedar did not understand Brandon’s English and made a mistake, as Brandon did not call Indian Americans 7-11 workers but pointed out that 7-11 was hiring Indians, not Americans.
