Numerous Indian Americans in the Chicago, Illinois, area were seeking public seats in the April 6 election, with some succeeding in their candidacy.
Dr. Suresh Reddy, immediate past president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, was among the candidates vying for a Trustee seat in Oak Brook, Illinois, who won handily.
Reddy along with the other two winners, Laurence âLarryâ Herman and James P. Nagle, last accumulated âthe three highest unofficial vote totals with 100% of precincts reporting in the election for three four-year terms on the Village Board,â the Chicago Tribune reported.
Unofficial vote totals from DuPage County had Herman with 21.60 percent; Nagle, 21.45 percent; Reddy, 19.53 percent; Baar, 15.2 percent; Pruss, 11.34 percent; and Cuevas, 10.89 percent.
With the COVID-19 pandemic pushing into its second year, the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin continues to make strides in mitigating the virus.
âTurning challenges into opportunities, the deadly pandemic COVID-19 that has been instrumental in the lockdown of almost all major programs and activities around the world, could not lock down the creative minds of AAPI leaders,â said Dr. Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, current president of AAPI, in a statement.
âWith coronavirus impacting every aspect of life around the world, posing several challenges in carrying out with numerous plans and programs for AAPI in 2020, we have been right on task and have devoted the past year leading AAPI to stability and greater heights,â the Indian American physician added.Â
At least 10 Indian-Americans, including a former Congressional candidate and a top doctor, are running for local elections in the Chicago area, reflecting the growing desire in the community to be part of the political process. Five of the Indian-Americans running for local elections in the Chicago Land area are women. The elections are scheduled to be held on April 6. Early voting has already started. Community leader Jitendra Diganvker is running for Maine Township highway commissioner to be a voice for taxpayers. Dr Suresh Reddy, immediate past president of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin or AAPI, is running for a trustee seat in Oak Brook, a city located 15 miles west of the Chicago Loop.
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US Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearing For Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General
Murthy was previously Surgeon General under President Barack Obama in 2014 before he was asked to step down by the Trump administration.
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World25/Feb/2021
Washington: Indian-American physician Dr Vivek Murthy, President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as US Surgeon General, is expected to reflect on the death of his seven family members in India and America due to COVID-19 to highlight his plans to end the pandemic during his confirmation hearing on Thursday.
The confirmation hearing of Murthy, 43, by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions comes days after reports that he made more than $2 million from pandemic consulting speeches.