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US Attorney Confirms Indian-American Dancer Was Not On Student Visa
US Attorney Confirms Indian-American Dancer Was Not On Student Visa
US Attorney Aaron Reitz has confirmed that Sadhana Gollapudi, an Indian-American Kuchipudi dancer, is a naturalised US citizen, rejecting a social media accusation that she had stayed in America for 12 years…
The Story in Brief
US Attorney Aaron Reitz has confirmed that Sadhana Gollapudi, an Indian-American Kuchipudi dancer, is a naturalised US citizen, rejecting a social media accusation that she had stayed in America for 12 years on an F-1 student visa. An anti-Indian account had reposted one of her dancing videos and alleged visa violations, work as a dancer and cash tutoring without presenting evidence.
The episode drew criticism from Indian-American advocacy groups, which accused Reitz of lending official weight to an online smear and disclosing Gollapudi’s citizenship. Gollapudi said the video was reposted without permission and that the claims were false and misleading. Her LinkedIn profile identifies her as a senior graduate research assistant at the University of Texas at Austin.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative is that every Indian-origin professional in America must prove they did not misuse immigration rules. The opposite claim, that any official response automatically proves institutional persecution, also goes too far. Here, the public allegation lacked the evidence it implied, while the attorney’s response gave it fresh attention. The fair test is simple: will the original account publish verifiable records, apologise, and stop targeting Gollapudi?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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