Raja, Moon Khan forge ahead as polls near

CHICAGO, IL — The saga of Indian Americans’ adventurous ascendency to prominence has never spiked up as much as it is audaciously played out in Illinois primary election scheduled for March 15.

Raja Krishnamoorthi and Moon Khan are vying for two major elective positions of Illinois where Swami Vivekananda and Rabindranath Tagore left their giant prints several decades ago.
Raja is vying for a spot in the US Congress from the 8th District and Moon is trying to clinch a high ranking position of Recorder at DuPage County.
Many Indian community activists have a long pedigree of advocating for the Indian Americans in public services. As a result, the 200,000-strong Indian American community of Illinois has also earned the support of the much bigger South Asians. Indeed, the Desi groups’ leaders have generated optimum energy and optimism.
Raja who has been endorsed by all the major newspapers that include the Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, and Sun-Times, is smoothly sailing toward victory as various polls are showing him ahead in the surveys.
Moon khan is a first generation Indian American. Before migrating to the United States, he was selected for a Deputy Collector position in India. Moon has volunteered for more than two dozen service organizations. From 2005 2012, he served as an elected Trustee of York Township.
These two campaigns have turned into a movement to unite and motivate the South Asian community to jump on the policy-making tables. So far, South Asians have showcased their talents in all the fields and endeavors except politics.