America
Indian-American endorsed for council elections
Washington, Aug 18
A US politician has thrown
his weight behind an Indian-American industry veteran for the upcoming
New York state council elections, a media report said.
Tony
Avella, democratic state senator from the 11th New York senate district,
has backed Satnam Singh Parhar, a construction industry veteran from
Bellerose, New York, Manhattan-based weekly newspaper Observer reported
on Tuesday.
Avella said he was endorsing Parhar because he has a strong record of "getting results".
"It
is time this district elects a candidate who reflects its great
diversity, understands the issues it faces, and who will tirelessly
fight to secure its fair share of city funding and services," Avella was
quoted as saying.
He is one of the democrats to contest in primary elections slated for September 10.