NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT
Austin, Texas, November 7, 2025 — Texas Republican Party Chair Abraham George has come under criticism after publicly backing the theological views of a GOP candidate who described Hindu deities as “false gods.”
George’s remarks appeared Wednesday on X (formerly Twitter) in response to the controversy surrounding Alexander Duncan, a Republican candidate who recently opposed the construction of a 90-foot statue of the Hindu god Hanuman in Sugar Land, calling it a representation of a “false god.”
In his post, George said he had not met Duncan and was not endorsing him in the primary election, but agreed with the Christian belief underlying the candidate’s comments.
“I don’t think I’ve met this candidate, and in the primary election he does not have my endorsement or the Party’s,” George wrote. “But as an individual and a Christ follower who was born in India to a Pentecostal preacher’s family, I agree with him that Christians need to be concerned about idols and false gods. There is only one God, and that is Jesus Christ Himself. The commandments are clear: you shall not have any other god, and you shall not worship idols. I know it is not politically correct, but I honestly don’t care!”
The comment quickly drew condemnation from Hindu American organizations, who accused George of promoting intolerance toward the Hindu faith.
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) responded directly on X, writing:
“When we asked @TexasGOP to condemn @AlexDuncanTX’s anti-Hindu remarks over a Hanuman statue, we expected a commitment to our Constitution and the Establishment Clause. Instead, the @TexasGOP chair offered this. It’s not a winning strategy; it’s wrong; and it’s un-American.”
HAF and other interfaith groups argued that the state party’s top official should uphold religious pluralism rather than echo exclusionary rhetoric. “Freedom of religion means freedom from being denigrated for one’s faith,” an HAF representative added in a separate statement.
Supporters of George defended his right to express personal religious beliefs, noting that he explicitly said he was speaking as an individual Christian, not on behalf of the Republican Party.
Neither George nor Duncan has issued further comments following the backlash.
Photo credit: Abraham George/TexasGOP.
