Indian-American voter Vasant Bhatt says his decision to speak out in favor of James Talarico was entirely his own. Now his parents are concerned about his safety

Vasant Bhatt says his parents are concerned about his safety after he became an online target following his announcement of support for Democratic candidate James Talarico. The Texas midterm took an interesting turn after 21-year-old Vasant Bhatt, a student at the University of Houston, urged the Indian-American community to reject the hatred against India and Hinduism and vote for Democrat James Talarico against Ken Paxton. Bhatt, who identified with conservative politics so far, was mocked online and asked to go back to India. MAGA activists defended their India-hatred, making Bhatt an example of how Indian-origin people who are US citizens by birth take the side of Indian-Americans and consider themselves Indian despite being born in the US. Bhatt was dropped from a conservative news website, Campus Reform, after his viral social media post.Speaking to TOI.com, Bhatt said his parents grew concerned about the amount of public attention his social media post got and the hostility he received thereafter. "Their primary concern has been my safety and well-being," the second-generation Indian-American said.Having interned with Ted Cruz's team earlier, Bhatt developed his alignment wi...