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Resident alleges HSS/Seva ties to congressional candidate, urges Livermore council to sever associations
Summary
During public comment, Peter Friedrich accused Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh–linked organizations of building political infrastructure and named Raki Azrani as a congressional candidate with leadership roles in Seva International; he urged the council to reconsider civic proclamations and photo ops with those groups. No council response was recorded.
At the Feb. 23 Livermore City Council meeting, speaker Peter Friedrich used his public-comment time to urge the council to reconsider civic associations with the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) and Seva International, organizations he described as linked to India’s RSS.
Friedrich said HSS and Seva International perform public-facing service activities—proclamations, school drives and photo…
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