Washington, Oct 20 (PTI) All set to be elected to the US House of Representatives in the November 8 Congressional elections, Indian American Shri Thanedar has said that he would work on universal health care, human rights and immigration issues in the US Congress next year.
A businessman-turned-politician, Thanedar (67), has lived a rags-to-riches story. After losing his father, Thanedar worked as a janitor to support his studies and family, before working as a scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai, India. A proud Maharashtrian, Thanedar grew up in Belgaum in Karnataka.
Thanedar came to the US in hopes of becoming a successful businessman and now wants to serve the community he lives with. He is the Democratic party’s nominee from the 13th Congressional District of Michigan. Having won the primaries, he is all set to be elected as it is a Democratic stronghold.
