Washington: Tim Ryan, Ohio Democrat, and a 2020 presidential hopeful, has endorsed a grey t-shirt with “Namaste America” written on it, as part of his campaign merchandise amid growing calls for more diversity in US politics, a media report said. The t-shirt had “Namaste America” written in red and white, colors of the US flag, along with a logo of Ryan’s presidential campaign neatly placed underneath it, The American Bazaar said in its report on Thursday.
It is available on the timryanforamerica.com and is priced at $25. Although, Ryan and his campaign team might have released the tees as a part of a well-thought plan. But the merchandise has appeared a bit misplaced and even confusing to many of his followers on Twitter. One user tweeted: “Can you tell me and the Indian American community what’s the purpose of this t-shirt? And why is the Hindi word for hello categorized under ‘mindfulness’? Is your campaign about mindfulness? I don’t get it, and would love an explanation.” Another user wrote: “Tim, do you know what this shirt means.” Another user tweeted: “You know you are running for president not yogini. Right?” “Honestly everyone would assume, this is Tulsi Gabbard merch,” one more use tweeted. (IANS)
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