Indian Political Parties Woo Indians In U.S.

Monday, 24 March 2014, 15:47 IST
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It is calling on supporters to "use your social media, status messages and mail signatures to create awareness about the party's ideologies".

Kurup describes "the emergence of the AAP as a credible alternative (that) offers us hope and an opportunity to move in the right direction".

Its volunteer teams across the world, he said, meet and discuss various issues, and attend local events to spread the party's message and sign up new volunteers.

As only Indian citizens can contribute, Kurup said "the conventional fund raising events in the US are rare".

"We focus instead on raising online donations through creative email messages, social media campaigns, Google hangouts." He says the people's response to the AAP campaign is "phenomenal".

Indian techies in the U.S. have built what they call a "game changer" "Next Generation" technology platform to raise online donations for AAP.

Launched on Holi day, the online "my.aamaadmiparty.org" platform raised a record 5.5 million rupees in online donations on the very first day.

"People are stepping up from all parts of the globe offering to help!" Kurup said.

"We have a global team of volunteers contributing in so many different ways."

Watching the Indian elections with great interest along with the Indian community are various think tanks, community bodies and trade groups.
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Source: IANS