Overview

• Rep. Mary Miller misidentified Giani Surinder Singh as Muslim in a June 6 X post, later editing the label to Sikh before deleting the message entirely.
• Giani Surinder Singh, a Sikh Granthi from New Jersey, led the House morning prayer at the invitation of Rep. Jeff Van Drew under the chamber’s long-standing interfaith tradition.
• Republicans Nick LaLota and David Valadao joined Democrats Bonnie Watson Coleman and Hakeem Jeffries in denouncing Miller’s remarks as xenophobic and ignorant.
• The Sikh Coalition issued a statement demanding Miller issue a formal apology to both Sikh and Muslim communities, arguing that deletion alone is insufficient.
• Miller’s past inflammatory comments, including praising Hitler’s remarks on youth and calling the Roe v. Wade reversal a “victory for white life,” have intensified scrutiny of her conduct.