Identifying herself as the proud daughter of Indian immigrants, South Carolina governor Nikki Haley on Wednesday took a dig at US President Barack Obama for suggesting that business owners can't claim credit for their success.
Delivering a prime time speech during the ongoing Republican national convention in Tampa, Florida, Haley recollected the success story of the business of her parents.
‘I am the proud daughter of Indian immigrants who reminded my brothers, my sister and me every single day how blessed we were to live in this country. They loved the fact that only in America, we could be as successful as we wanted to be and nothing would stand in our way,’ Haley said.
Obama in a campaign-trail comment recently had said, ‘If you have got a business, you did not build that’, suggesting they can't claim credit for their businesses.
‘My parents started a business out of the living room of our home and, 30-plus years later, it was a multi-million dollar company.
But there wasn't a single day that was easy and there wasn't a single day my Mom and Dad didn't put everything they had into making that business a success,’ she said.
‘So, President Obama, with all due respect, don't tell me that my parents didn't build their business,’ Haley said in her speech in the presence of thousands of party men in Tampa, and being watched nationwide live over nationwide. agencies
REPUBLICANS CALL FOR STRONGER TIES WITH INDIA
Terming India a geopolitical ally and strategic trading partner of the US, the Republican Party has called for strengthening the working relationship and a renewal of ‘historic ties’ between the two countries.
‘We welcome a stronger relationship with the world's largest democracy, India, both economic and cultural, as well as in terms of national security. We hereby affirm and declare that India is our geopolitical ally and a strategic trading partner,’ declared the party's platform adopted by the Republican national convention that began in Tampa on Tuesday.
The party also stressed at ‘encouraging’ New Delhi for ‘permitting’ greater foreign investment and trade and urged for ‘protection’ for adherents of all India's religions.
It also lauded the contribution made by US citizens of Indian ancestry in development of the country.
Noting that the aftermath of last decade's conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan has put ‘enormous pressure’ on the political and military infrastructure of Pakistan, which continues to face ‘internal’ and ‘external’ threats of terrorism, the party, during the convention, stressed for a stronger working relationship between the US and India.
On the issue of withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the party platform said future decisions by a Republican President will never subordinate military necessity to domestic politics or an artificial timetable. It also found that withdrawal of around 30,000 ‘surge’ troops sent to the war-torn nation two years back, which comes weeks before this year's presidential polls, is against the advice of top military commanders of the President.
‘Afghans, Pakistanis, and Americans have a common interest in ridding the region of Taliban and other insurgent groups, but we cannot expect others to remain resolute unless we show the same determination ourselves,’ it said. ‘We will expect the Afghan government to crackdown on corruption, respect free elections, and assist our fight against the narcotic trade,’ the party said.
Delivering a prime time speech during the ongoing Republican national convention in Tampa, Florida, Haley recollected the success story of the business of her parents.
‘I am the proud daughter of Indian immigrants who reminded my brothers, my sister and me every single day how blessed we were to live in this country. They loved the fact that only in America, we could be as successful as we wanted to be and nothing would stand in our way,’ Haley said.
Obama in a campaign-trail comment recently had said, ‘If you have got a business, you did not build that’, suggesting they can't claim credit for their businesses.
‘My parents started a business out of the living room of our home and, 30-plus years later, it was a multi-million dollar company.
But there wasn't a single day that was easy and there wasn't a single day my Mom and Dad didn't put everything they had into making that business a success,’ she said.
‘So, President Obama, with all due respect, don't tell me that my parents didn't build their business,’ Haley said in her speech in the presence of thousands of party men in Tampa, and being watched nationwide live over nationwide. agencies
REPUBLICANS CALL FOR STRONGER TIES WITH INDIA
Terming India a geopolitical ally and strategic trading partner of the US, the Republican Party has called for strengthening the working relationship and a renewal of ‘historic ties’ between the two countries.
‘We welcome a stronger relationship with the world's largest democracy, India, both economic and cultural, as well as in terms of national security. We hereby affirm and declare that India is our geopolitical ally and a strategic trading partner,’ declared the party's platform adopted by the Republican national convention that began in Tampa on Tuesday.
The party also stressed at ‘encouraging’ New Delhi for ‘permitting’ greater foreign investment and trade and urged for ‘protection’ for adherents of all India's religions.
It also lauded the contribution made by US citizens of Indian ancestry in development of the country.
Noting that the aftermath of last decade's conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan has put ‘enormous pressure’ on the political and military infrastructure of Pakistan, which continues to face ‘internal’ and ‘external’ threats of terrorism, the party, during the convention, stressed for a stronger working relationship between the US and India.
On the issue of withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the party platform said future decisions by a Republican President will never subordinate military necessity to domestic politics or an artificial timetable. It also found that withdrawal of around 30,000 ‘surge’ troops sent to the war-torn nation two years back, which comes weeks before this year's presidential polls, is against the advice of top military commanders of the President.
‘Afghans, Pakistanis, and Americans have a common interest in ridding the region of Taliban and other insurgent groups, but we cannot expect others to remain resolute unless we show the same determination ourselves,’ it said. ‘We will expect the Afghan government to crackdown on corruption, respect free elections, and assist our fight against the narcotic trade,’ the party said.