When Elon Musk announced he would be launching a party for Americans following his fallout with President Donald Trump, critics like Steve Bannon, a former Trump adviser, said that Elon Musk himself is not an American. The FEC filing of the party triggered a new controversy as Indian-origin Vaibhav Taneja, who is the chief financial officer of Tesla, was named as the treasurer of the new party. Social media users said none of the names associated with the America Party are American. While Elon Musk was born in South Africa, Taneja was born in India and though they are US citizens, they are not natural-born US citizens. While it became a laughing stock on social media, another Indian-origin techie and investor, who goes by the name Sidharth on X announced that he is also an official member of the American Party. “Are there any actual Americans in the “American” party?” he was asked.“yes they are just not racist towards fellow Americans,” Sidharth wrote, adding that he is an American who employs more fellow Americans. Calling himself the “American dream”, Sidharth said the “xenophobic” attack on Indian Americans will backfire spectacularly. “The xenophobic attacks against Indian Americans simply for existing and voicing their opinions will backfire spectacularly. Everyone involved in this malicious framing of ‘The America Party’ will have to deal with the severe consequences of their actions,” Sidharth wrote.The Indian-origin investor observed that Indian-Americans are not even allowed dual citizenship unlike the Americans of European origin but their loyalty always gets questioned. “Over 50% of Americans of European origin hold dual citizenship, meaning their loyalty is split between the U.S. and another country. Meanwhile, Indian Americans are not even allowed dual citizenship and yet they remain some of the most loyal, law abiding, and committed Americans you’ll ever meet. Let that sink in,” he wrote.
