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Texas GOP Senate Candidate Calls Hanuman Statue 'False God' as Hindu Group Seeks Party Discipline

The dispute centers on religious freedom in a diverse Texas community.

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The Statue of Union, set up at Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, Texas, is said to be North America’s tallest Hanuman statue at 90 feet.
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Texas Hanuman Statue

Overview

  • Alexander Duncan, a Republican running for the U.S. Senate from Texas, posted on X: “Why are we allowing a false statue of a false Hindu God to be here in Texas? We are a CHRISTIAN nation!”
  • The Hindu American Foundation condemned the remarks as anti-Hindu and filed a complaint with the Texas Republican Party requesting a disciplinary review.
  • The Statue of Union is a 90-foot bronze figure of Hanuman at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, unveiled on August 18, 2024, and reported as the tallest Hanuman statue outside India.
  • Reactions on social media included calls to demolish the monument as well as defenses invoking the Constitution’s protections for religious freedom.
  • Coverage links the episode to current immigration-policy tensions, including the administration’s announced $100,000 H-1B visa fee, and the Texas GOP has not announced any disciplinary action.