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Resident recounts Kashmir attack during public comment; mayor offers condolences
Summary
A Twinsburg resident told the council about a mass killing in Kashmir during public comment and urged condemnation; Mayor Daniel Scafidi expressed condolences on behalf of the administration and council.
During public comment at the May 13 Twinsburg City Council meeting, resident Sundari Chilukuri addressed the council about a violent attack in Kashmir on April 22, 2025, and asked the community to stand against terrorism and offer condolences to victims' families.
Chilukuri described the reported attack, saying it targeted Hindu tourists and that a Pakistan-based group claimed responsibility. She said the incident had received insufficient global media attention and asked the community to “condemn this brutal attack, to stand in solidarity with the grieving Hindu American community.”
Mayor Daniel Scafidi responded later in the meeting, offering condolences: “On behalf of myself and the administration here, I'm assuming the city council, express our condolences as well to those families where they had somebody brutally murdered there by terrorists. And we join you in offering our condolences to them as well.” The mayor's remarks were recorded in the public transcript immediately after the public comment.
No motions or formal council actions were taken regarding the subject; the item was recorded as public comment and acknowledged by the mayor and council.
