Social Media Celebrates Indian-Origin Candidates Losing Frisco Council Elections

Frisco, Texas held city council elections on May 2 for three positions, including the mayor position. The results have sparked celebration on social media, with users cheering that no Indian-origin candidates found success in the election.

While there was no Indian-origin candidate for the mayor position, three Indian-Americans ran for City Council Place 5 and Place 6. A viral post on X read: "Every candidate with an Indian last name running for an election in Frisco is getting destroyed. None are in runoff territory."

Frisco has been dominating headlines for its growing Indian-origin population and what some describe as a relentless attack on them. Council meetings have discussed Indians and protested what they called a changing demography, while Indian-Americans have resisted that narrative.

Indian-origin Sreekanth Reddy received 2,402 votes and Vijay Karthik received 5,954 votes in the race for City Council Place 5, but they were both trumped by Laura Rummel who garnered 16,348 votes. Sai Krishnarajanagar, another Indian-origin man, was in the fray for City Council Place 6, which was won by Brittany Colberg.

As the social media post cheering for the poor performance of the Indian-Americans went viral, one explanation offered was that this happened because a huge number of Indians are non-voters as they are on visas. "Give it 10 years once all the Indian anchor babies hit 18 and can vote every Indian will win!" another wrote.

"A lot of people are celebrating Indians getting crushed in the Frisco election. What those people are missing is the white candidates who won pander to the Indians and ignore H1B abuse. Frisco is not gonna get any better. One of them even wore a Muslim hijab…" said T-Mobile whistleblower Marc Palasciano, who has been speaking at Frisco City Council meetings.

Frisco is a city in Texas located in Collin and Denton counties, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. According to claims, 33% of the Frisco population is Indian. The Frisco council currently has one Indian-origin member, Burt Thakur, from Place 2.

Regarding voting rights, Indians cannot vote in any election in the US, even if they have Green Cards. They can only vote when they become US citizens. They cannot vote when they are on any visa or even when they are permanent residents with Green Cards.