Dem Fundraiser Ajay Bhutoria Receives Racist Threats

India-West Staff Reporter

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Ajay Bhutoria, an Indian American fundraiser with strong ties to the Democratic Party and Vice President Kamala Harris, has reported receiving a series of threatening messages from an unidentified source. The messages demanded that Bhutoria leave the United States and “return to India.”

The Californian currently serves as the Deputy National Finance Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and is a member of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. In these roles, he works on issues affecting Asian American communities and advocates for legal immigrants.

One of the threatening messages stated, “You claim that you are doing what’s best for Americans, but you aren’t doing anything for Americans, and you don’t care about America. You are Indian. You only care about Indians.” Another part of the message referred to him as a “beggar in America” and suggested he seek “status in India.”

Bhutoria shared the threats with the media, attributing them to supporters of President-elect Donald Trump. He pointed to these incidents as part of the broader challenges immigrants face in the U.S. “These kinds of attacks highlight the racial discrimination that immigrants and minority communities often endure,” Bhutoria said.

As an advocate for immigrant rights and inclusion, Bhutoria has worked to build support within the legal immigrant community across the country. Reflecting on his experiences, he emphasized the ongoing need for dialogue around race and the immigrant experience in America.