The Honorable Dorothy Shea
Chargé d’affaires
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
799 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY, 10017
Dear Madam Ambassador,
I am writing on behalf of Hindu Organizations based in the US and UK, including American4Hindus[1], Coalition of Hindus of North America[2], Dharmansh USA[3], Global Hindu Heritage Foundation[4], Global Hindu Temple Network[5], Hindu American Foundation[6] the Scottish Hindu Foundation[7] and the author, Rajiv Malhotra,
It is with great concern that we invite your attention to the reprehensible terrorist killings carried out by Islamist terrorists in Pahalgam, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, 2025; these terrorists ruthlessly massacred 26 tourists solely because they were Hindus or non-Muslim. It is time for the US and the international community to take decisive and collective action against this global menace.
To this end, I am attaching open letters addressed to Mr. Kash Patel, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with copies to Mr. Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, and Mr. Kristi Noem, US Secretary of Homeland Security. Please send these letters to them and also act on their substance as the US ambassador to the UN.
Additionally, for your information, we have enclosed open letters addressed to the US Commission for International Religious Freedom, the European Union, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism. Please preserve all the above in the US mission’s records as required by the Federal Records Act 1950. The letters mentioned above are identical, except for their recommendations, which are tailored to the addressee.
We would be grateful for acknowledging the receipt of this communication. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any additional information. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely
Deepti Mahajan
President, Hindu Policy and Advocacy Collective – HinduPACT
On behalf of Aforementioned Organizations
[1] https://www.americans4hindus.org/
[2] https://cohna.org/
[3] https://www.dharmansh.org/
[4] https://www.savetemples.org/post/welcome-to-the-global-hindu-heritage-foundation/1
[5] https://www.ghtn.in/
[6] https://www.hinduamerican.org/
[7] https://scottishhindufoundation.com/