Ann Coulter’s comments on the Indian caste system have sparked a new controversy.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill this week that blocks Florida courts from applying foreign laws, including Sharia law. Conservative author Ann Coulter’s comments on this sparked major controversy because she said nothing about the law or the bill; He talked about the caste system in India. “How about banning the Indian caste system? This is even more incompatible with America,” wrote Ann Coulter, reacting to a post that said Sharia law is incompatible with America. “Today in Tampa, I signed HB 1471 to protect the constitutional rights of Floridians from the application of foreign and religious laws, including Sharia law. This legislation also establishes a framework to combat terrorist organizations and ensure greater accountability for our education system. Millions for education and public safety, but not a cent for jihad!” Ron DeSantis declared. Social media users noted how Ann Coulter again aired her anti-India hatred where it had nothing to do with India. One wrote, “Anti-India hate is definitely a coordinated action with influential people this time. Everyone is doing it at once.” Some users told him that there is no practical Indian caste system, while some thanked him for raising the issue. Responding to Coulter, Suhag Shukla, executive director of the Hindu American Foundation, wrote, “I keep telling you all… the radical academic left and the xenophobic far right are exactly on the same page when it comes to targeting Hindus. The reasons are different, but the methods are the same.”In 2024, Coulter told Vivek Ramaswamy that she could never vote for him, because Ramaswamy is an Indian. At that time Ramaswami was a presidential candidate. In view of the controversy over this racist comment, Coulter said that it is not racist. “Blacks have been here longer than most whites. It has nothing to do with race. It has to do with being citizens for at least three generations. I think that’s a good rule of thumb.”“That’s why the Founders wanted the president to be natural-born — who Ted Cruz is not,” Coulter said. “President is different from any other position. I told him (Ramaswamy) he can be a Secretary of State, can be a Supreme Court judge, can be a Governor. But President, I think we have to wait for the third generation.”