Indian-origin jurist Mathura Sridharan received racist backlash from online trolls after she was appointed as Ohio’s 12th solicitor general. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost hits back at the troll by issuing a lengthy statement on the matter
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Indian-origin Mathura Sridharan was appointed as Ohio’s 12th solicitor general. However, her feat garnered wrath online with trolls questioning why a ’non-US-origin’ person was picked for the post. Soon after her appointment, Sridharan’s LinkedIn went viral with critics questioning her credibility.
All this prompted Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to issue a clarification, slamming the troll for ignorance. Yost, who appointed Mathura for the post, said that she is wrongly being portrayed as a non-American.
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“A few commenters have asserted incorrectly that Mathura is not American. She is a United States citizen, married to a US citizen, and the child of naturalised US citizens,” he said. “If her name or her complexion bothers you, the problem is not with her or her appointment,” Yost said in a statement.
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“Mathura is brilliant… she won her argument at SCOTUS last year. Both the SGs she worked under (Flowers & Gaiser) recommended her. I told her when I originally hired her that I needed her to argue with me. She does… All the time! Excited to promote her. She will serve Ohio well,” he added.
Trolls question her religious identity
However, Yos