“As a Sikh woman, I will not allow my likeness to be used in whitewashing this administration’s actions,' she said.
Rupi Kaur turned down an invitation from the Biden administration for a Diwali event due to the U.S. government continuing its support of Israel during its bombardment of Gaza.
“I implore my South Asian community to hold this administration accountable,” the poet wrote in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter. “As a Sikh woman, I will not allow my likeness to be used in whitewashing this administration’s actions. I refuse any invitation from an institution that supports the collective punishment of a trapped civilian population — 50% of whom are children.”I received an invite from the Biden administration for a Diwali event being held by the VP on nov 8.
But Kaur said she could not attend the event at the White House knowing the administration is helping fund the “bombardment of Gaza” and continuing to “justify this genocide against Palestinians — regardless of how many refugee camps, health facilities, and places of worship are blown to bits.”Israel began its siege against the militant group Hamas, which governs in Gaza, following the group’s Oct.
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