'I'm staying, so is the curry': Indian-origin US lawmaker reacts to 'go home' remark

Indian-origin US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has hit back at a Florida city councilman after he was told to “take your curry and go home”, saying America is his home and that no one can decide who belongs in the country.Palm Bay City Councilman Chandler Langevin directed the remark at Krishnamoorthi in a post on X, writing, “I won Rajesh. Take your curry and go home.”Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat representing Illinois, responded: “I’m staying. So is the curry. America is my home. No bigot gets to decide who is American, who belongs here, or what they have for dinner. That’s the America I’ll always fight for.”The latest exchange came days after Krishnamoorthi criticised a Department of Homeland Security social media post featuring a man identified as “Mr. Singh”. The DHS post, styled as a movie poster, told “Mr.