Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to run for president

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard a Democrat from Hawaii has become the first Hindu to announce her intention to run for US presidency.

She made this announcement on CNN’s The Van Jones Show last Saturday.

Gabbard is currently serving her second term in the US Congress and she represents the 2nd congressional district of Hawaii.

She was first elected to the Congress in 2012.  Gabbard is a member of the powerful House Foreign Affairs committee.

Gabbard is a practising Hindu. She was also the first Hindu ever elected to the US Congress.

She is also very open about her Hindu faith and she took her oath of office on the Baghwad Gita.

[Source: DailyO.com]