Kajal Singhala from the Indian state of Gujarat has a long and well-documented history of delivering speeches inciting hate and violence against Christians and Muslims
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) has strongly condemned the upcoming event in Dallas, Texas, on June 29 featuring Kajal Singhala, also known as Kajal Hindustani, a Hindu extremist leader from the Indian state of Gujarat with a long and well-documented history of delivering speeches inciting hate and violence against Christians and Muslims.
She is scheduled to speak at an event organised by the Global Hindu Heritage Foundation (GHHF) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA), the groups that have a long history of promoting anti-Muslim and anti-Christian hate.
IAMC called on the event organisers to immediately cancel this platforming of hate, and urged the wider Dallas community, including elected officials, interfaith leaders, and civil society organisations, to speak out against it.
Kajal Singhala has been described by the Indian news outlet The Quint as a symbol of “hate politics,” and research from India Hate Lab confirms her as one of the most prolific hate speakers in India in recent years. In 2023 alone, she delivered 35 in-person hate speeches, nine of which included explicit calls for violence. She has incited Hindus to pick up arms against Muslims and Christians and called for their economic and social boycotts.
In 2024, Singhala gave 23 hate speeches, including four with direct calls to violence, and 10 advocating for the economic boycott of Muslims, according to the recent India Hate Lab report.
This is not the first time VHPA and its affiliates have invited extremist figures from India. In 2021, VHPA had planned to host Yati Narsinghanand, a Hindu monk who had publicly called for genocide against Muslims. That event was cancelled following widespread outcry from civil society and human rights organisations.
Allowing Kajal Singhala to speak in Dallas or any other city in the United States sends a dangerous signal that hate speech, incitement to violence, and religious bigotry are acceptable in American public life. Singhala has been arrested in India for speeches that directly led to sectarian violence. She continues to spread Islamophobic and anti-Christian conspiracy theories that enable demonisation, dehumanisation, discrimination and mob violence against the vulnerable minority communities.
“We cannot allow the language of hate and violence to find a home in American communities. Inviting someone like Kajal, who has repeatedly incited violence and called for the exclusion of entire religious communities, is dangerous. This is a textbook example of the transnational export of extremism, where ideologies rooted in hate and division are being brought into our neighbourhoods under the guise of culture or community. We must be clear that there is no place for bigotry, incitement, or religious hatred in our city,” said IAMC President Mohammad Jawad.
IAMC urged all elected officials, interfaith organisations and community leaders to stand united in rejecting hate, and to send a clear message that there is no place in Dallas for those who call for violence, discrimination, and division.
