SunstarTV Bureau: Among a sea of an American flag, a video of a man holding an Indian flag was spotted during the US Capitol hill attack on Wednesday went viral.
Netizens spent the day looking forward to the person who carried the Indian tri-color to the protest gathering which turned the violence and led to the death of at least four person death. Besides, the video footage of the Indian flag being seen alongside the ‘Trump 2020’ campaign flags were widely circulated on social media.
The person, identified as Vincent Xavier or Vinson Palathingal, maintains an open Facebook account and had posted several photos and videos of himself at ground zero on Facebook and Twitter.
The viral video got a strong reaction from eminent people.
“Why is there an Indian flag there??? This is one fight we definitely don’t need to participate in…” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Varun Gandhi asked on Twitter.
Why is there an Indian flag there??? This is one fight we definitely don’t need to participate in… pic.twitter.com/1dP2KtgHvf
— Varun Gandhi (@varungandhi80) January 7, 2021
Responding to Gandhi, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor said: “Unfortunately, @varungandhi80, there are some Indians with the same mentality as that Trumpist mob, who enjoy using the flag as a weapon rather than a badge of pride, & denounce all who disagree with them as anti-nationals & traitors. That flag there is a warning to all of us.”
Unfortunately, @varungandhi80, there are some Indians with the same mentality as that Trumpist mob, who enjoy using the flag as a weapon rather than a badge of pride, & denounce all who disagree with them as anti-nationals & traitors. That flag there is a warning to all of us. https://t.co/uJIaDlLklt
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) January 7, 2021
“American patriots – Vietnamese, Indian, Korean & Iranian origins, & from so many other nations & races, who believe massive voter fraud has happened joined rally yesterday in solidarity with Trump. Peaceful protestors who were exercising our rights! ,” Xavier tweeted by mentioning Shashi Tharoor and Varun Gandhi on the tag.
@ShashiTharoor @varungandhi80
American patriots – Vietnamese, Indian, Korean & Iranian origins, & from so many other nations & races, who believe massive voter fraud has happened joined rally yesterday in solidarity with Trump. Peaceful protestors who were exercising our rights! pic.twitter.com/aeTojoVxQh— Vincent Xavier (@VincentPXavier) January 8, 2021
However, several Indians commented on the person’s Facebook posts saying his participation in the storming of the US Capitol was an “embarrassment for the Indian-American community”.
