'Brahmins Profiteering' Remarks: US Hindu Group Demands Action Against Trump's Top Trade Avisor Peter Navarro

HinduPACT’s American Hindus Against Defamation (AHAD) on Tuesday (2 September) asked US President Donald Trump to dismiss White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, calling his comments “inappropriate and Hinduphobic,” reported Hindustan Times.

Navarro, in a Fox News interview, accused “Brahmins” of profiteering at the expense of the Indian people while criticising India’s purchase of Russian oil.

“Look (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi is a great leader,” he said.

“So I would just simply say, the Indian people, please understand what's going on here. You got Brahmins profiteering at the expense of the Indian people. We need that to stop," he added.

The Hindu advocacy group condemned Navarro’s remarks as a colonial-era stereotype meant to divide Hindu society.

“It's not a critique; it's a colonial-era trope recycled to divide Hindu society and depict India as inherently unjust,” the group said.

In its statement, AHAD said, “Navarro's rhetoric constitutes not only a cultural violation but also a reckless provocation that endangers the dignity of over a billion Hindus and threatens the foundational relationship between the two largest democracies.”

HinduPACT leaders also criticised Navarro for circulating a picture of PM Modi in saffron robes.

The group's President Deepti Mahajan said, “If the target was the Hindu faith, that's religious hostility. If the target was India's leadership, that's diplomatic recklessness. Either way, it's a serious violation.”

Executive chair Ajay Shah added, “This is not foreign policy. It's weaponised Hinduphobia. People like Navarro have no place in American political life.”

Founded in 1997 as an initiative of the World Hindu Council of America, AHAD functions under HinduPACT to combat defamation and prejudice against Hinduism.

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