Democrats slam Indian-American Gov for saying herself 'white'

Washington, Jul 29 (PTI) Democrats have accused North
Carolina's Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley of listing her
race as "white" in her voter registration form in 2001 and
playing on it for political convenience.
Haley created history this year as she was sworn in as
first women governor of North Carolina. She is also the first
governor of Sikh heritage.
39-year-old Haley is also the first Indian-American
woman governor and after Bobby Jindal from Louisiana is only
the second from the community to occupy this post.
The local Post and Courier reported that the state
Democratic Party, which first obtained the public record in
this regard, is challenging whether her inconsistency on the
card might have made her ineligible to voter under the state's
new Voter ID law.
State Democratic Party Chairman Dick Harpootlian said
whether Haley listed her race as white or not doesn't really
matter to him, but the issue is that the governor has shown a
pattern of such actions.
"Haley has been appearing on television interviews
where she calls herself a minority — when it suits her,"
Harpootlian was quoted as saying.
"When she registers to vote she says she is white. She
has developed a pattern of saying whatever is beneficial to
her at the moment," he said. "She can't even tell the truth
about her racial heritage."
There was no immediate response from Haley's office.
The state Election Commission gives people the choice
of declaring their race as white, black/African-American,
Asian, Hispanic, Native American or other, the agency's
spokesman Chris Whitmire said. PTI LKJ
HMI