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Indian-American student terminated from campus news website after he voted for Democrat in Texas

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Ghosh, P. (2026, October 23). Indian-American student terminated from campus news website after he voted for Democrat in Texas. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/indian-american-student-who-announced-his-vote-against-anti-indian-bigotry-in-texas-claims-he-has-been-terminated-from-campus-reforms-program/articleshow/135154640.cms

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Times of India · collected 2026-10-23 · by Poulomi Ghosh

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Vasant Bhatt, a 21-year-old University of Houston political science student and former Campus Reform correspondent, claims he was terminated from the conservative news website after voting for Democrat James Talarico in a Texas election. Bhatt publicly rejected what he perceived as increasing anti-Indian bigotry within the Republican Party and announced his decision to vote against it. His author page on Campus Reform has since been removed without an official statement from the site, though Bhatt maintains his political stance despite losing his position with the organization.
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📰 Indian American Student Fired For Voting Democratic
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“While both articles discuss Vasant Bhatt's voting for James Talarico and his reaction to MAGA racism, Article B focuses on a separate incident where Bhatt claims he was removed from Campus Reform after exercising his right to vote.”
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Poulomi Ghosh
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Topics

American Campus Reform Democrat Republican anti-Indian

Subjects

Vasant PERSON · 5× American NORP · 4× Bhatt PERSON · 4× Campus Reform ORG · 3× James Talarico PERSON · 2× anti-Indian NORP · 2× Democrat NORP · 1× Ken Panxton PERSON · 1× Republican NORP · 1× Vasant Bhatt PERSON · 1×

Narrative

21-year-old Vasant Bhatt who made headlines after announcing that he had voted for Democrat candidate James Talarico against Republican Ken Panxton in a message rejecting anti-Indian bigotry that's ever-increasing in the state, claimed that he was removed from Campus Reform.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23
🔮 Losing a place in a program will not make me retract my beliefs or abandon my community," Vasant wrote on Friday.

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

21-year-old Vasant Bhatt who made headlines after announcing that he had voted for Democrat candidate James Talarico against Republican Ken Panxton in a message rejecting anti-Indian bigotry that's ever-increasing in the state, claimed that he was removed from Campus Reform. asserted
he → make → Reform
Campus Reform is an American conservative news website focused on higher education, using students as reporters. asserted
Reform → focus → reporters
Campus Reform did not issue any statement on Bhatt's claim but Bhatt's author page was removed from the site. uncertain
page → issue → site
"I exercised my constitutional right to vote according to my conscience, spoke out against anti-Indian bigotry, and refused to toe the Republican Party line. uncertain
I → exercise → line
My participation in Campus Reform's correspondent program has now been terminated. asserted
participation → terminate → program
Losing a place in a program will not make me retract my beliefs or abandon my community," Vasant wrote on Friday. asserted
Vasant → lose → Friday
Vasant announced that as a second-generation Indian-American, he deemed it fit to vote for James Talarico. asserted
it → announce → Talarico
He also urged all Texans eligible to vote to go out and reject anti-India hatred. asserted
He → urge → hatred
"As a second-generation Indian American, I am thoroughly disgusted by the xenophobia, racial resentment, and increasingly brazen attacks on my identity. asserted
I → disgust → identity
My family has contributed to the American story through hard work, sacrifice, and an unwavering belief in the opportunities this nation promises. asserted
nation → contribute → opportunities
I am every bit as American as anyone else, and I will not tolerate being treated as a perpetual foreigner in the country I call home," Vasant said. asserted
Vasant → tolerate → country
A Political Science student at the University of Houston, Vasant is a political activist and worked with the Texas Youth Summit. asserted
Vasant → work → Summit
Vasant also interned for former Texas senator Ted Cruz's re-election and identified as a Conservative. asserted
Vasant → intern → Conservative
But this election became a turning point for Bhatt, he said. asserted
he → become → Bhatt
"What I witnessed over the past couple of years fundamentally changed my relationship with this party as a whole. asserted
witnessed → witness → whole
When you have people like Bo French making remarks that call into question the American-ness of people like me, and you have faraway right-wing commentators like Sara Gonzales entertaining the rhetoric about mass deportation of tens of thousands of Indian-Americans. asserted
you → have → Americans
I think we crossed the line from legitimate conversation about immigration policy into just something that's more disturbing," Bhatt said asserted
Bhatt → think → something
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