"It's the fact that the Indian Business Association leaders opposed Jerry Shi and Mohin Patel in the election this year," Poondi said. He said he thinks that after tonight's meeting, "we will be interviewing more people to get even more information because it seems that people are starting to loosen their lips a little bit."īut Poondi, Ahmad and Mohin Patel are questioning Chandrakant Patel's motivations. The report was scheduled to be presented at the Edison Committee of the Whole meeting Thursday night.Ĭouncilman Robert Diehl, who leads the committee, said that "this is the most information we have been able to share with the public." No criminal charges have been filed in the matter. Shi also said he did not receive a copy of the report and called the allegations "political assassination." Tom Lankey needs to be put under oath and testify." "I, Jerry Shi, have never been to Chowpatty with boxes/racist flyers. Chandrakant Patel's claim of me delivering or putting stamps or labels on racist flyers is a flat-out lie," he said. Shi called the report a "flat-out lie" and said Lankey should be called to testify.
Raj Bhagia, who shares a township address with current Edison Democratic Organization Chairman and former assistant to Mayor Thomas Lankey, Mahesh Bhagia. Shariq Ahmad, former chairman of the Edison Democratic Organization. Satish Poondi, a prominent Democratic attorney and a delegate for presidential candidate Joe Biden. Mohin Patel, a township Board of Education candidate who, as of Thursday, received 9,420 votes - the most of any candidate. Jerry Shi, a township Board of Education member whose face was pictured on the flyers. Those alleged in the report who went to the restaurant are: 28 and alleged that six people came to his restaurant three years ago to work on the campaign flyers. UPDATE: Probe into racist campaign flyers will continue, Edison official saysĬhandrakant Patel, owner of Chowpatty Restaurant and chairman of the Indian Business Association, spoke to U.S. The campaign flyers, which pictured board of education candidates, said, "Make Edison Great Again," while claiming Chinese and Indian residents are “taking over” the township. Watch Video: Data.M圜: Search millions of NJ, US public recordsĮDISON - A United States Postal Service report has identified eight people, including township council and school board members, allegedly involved in creating and sending racist campaign flyers during a school board election three years ago.īut some of those named claim the person making the allegations is politically motivated.
0 kommentar(er)
