Thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC to oppose Jo Biden’s democratic win in the US presidential elections.
As news and thousands of videos went viral on social media showing scenes of rioting unfolding at Capitol Hill, the Indian flag was also seen at the protest among cries of “We want Trump!”
Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister has tweeted against the rioting and violence in Washington.
Distressed to see news about rioting and violence in Washington DC. Orderly and peaceful transfer of power must continue. The democratic process cannot be allowed to be subverted through unlawful protests.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 7, 2021
Commenting on the presence of the tricolor flag amid the protests, many social media users pointed out that there were Indian-American supporters in the elections, and in today’s riots.
Why were Indian nationalists raising the Indian flag at the #TrumpInsurrection? pic.twitter.com/QOnOcr2idW
— Pieter Friedrich (@FriedrichPieter) January 7, 2021
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Many also questioned why the Indian flag was seen in the mob and commented it as “shameful”.
Shamefully there’s some Indian American waving the Indian flag at the fascist coup attempt in the USA. Will @narendramodi @DrSJaishankar @SandhuTaranjitS object to the misuse of India’s national flag in a white supremacist coup? Or is it Modi & MAGA Bhakts bhai bhai? https://t.co/WYcbHwNanm
— Kavita Krishnan (@kavita_krishnan) January 7, 2021
What moron was waving the Indian flag there????? I’m all for national pride but this is ridiculous! ♂️ https://t.co/1ujomHuE5j
— Rishi Suri (@rishi_suri) January 7, 2021
Dear random Indian dude waving Indian flag at the #CapitolRiots
Every large crowd IS NOT A CRICKET MATCH!— Vir Das (@thevirdas) January 7, 2021
Why do I see our Indian flag too in this crowd supporting vandalism? Who is this person holding Indian flag! As an Indian I feel embarrassed on seeing this. We are not a part of this please https://t.co/oyT4UgTVNw
— Sakshi Joshi (@sakshijoshii) January 7, 2021
Whoever is waving this Indian flag should feel ashamed. Don’t use our tricolour to participate in such violent & criminal acts in another country. pic.twitter.com/CuBMkq9Siu
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) January 7, 2021
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
Lest you think this was an all-white mob, there are Indian-American supporters of the president who took part — like my source Hemant, a businessman from Iselin, New Jersey. He sounded ecstatic about today’s events. pic.twitter.com/kQETsVzBNo
— Arun Venugopal (@arunNYC) January 6, 2021