Endorsement comes with ‘I support Hillary’ badges, speeches in her favor.
By Sreekanth A. Nair
As America is gearing up for the presidential election in November, a group of students in Uttar Pradesh is praying for the victory of Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton.
According to a report in The Times of India, in a group of educational institutions named after Clintons in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, a bunch of students are endorsing Hillary Clinton by wearing “I support Hillary” badges and making speeches for her. The students have also created a video to show their support.
Hillary Clinton Nursing School and Hillary Clinton Institute of Paramedical Sciences are run by Vinod Gupta, a close friend of the Clintons. The 35-acre campus is under the Vinod Gupta Charitable Foundation and the campus is named Ramrati Education Complex (REC) after Gupta’s mother.
“I want to convey my moral support and good wishes to Hillary Clinton for the elections. I have also made posters to support her bid to become the first woman president of a world power like the US. This will set an example for women in other countries too,” Mansi Pundir, a class 9 student of Bill Clinton School, told The Times of India.
The educational complex was started in 2000 with Ramrati Women’s Polytechnic (RWP). In 2001, Bill Clinton had visited the institution. Vinod Gupta was planning to start other institutes in the complex and he decided to name the institutes after Clintons.
Bill Clinton School and Hillary Clinton Nursing School were started in 2006 and 2007, respectively. But the polytechnic was shut down later. Gupta is ready with Hillary Clinton Institute of Paramedical Sciences which is expected to open soon.
“Empowerment comes with education, independence comes with job and status comes with politics. Hillary is at the third level and with the political knowhow she has, she has an edge over others. I have met her in person and I believe that she supports women empowerment just like we do,” Raj Kamal Saxena, president, REC, was quoted as saying by the Times.