01-07-2008, 07:32 AM
<b>Indian origin US town council member takes oath on Gita </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->New York, Jan 6 (IANS) Sudhanshu Prasad, a doctor of Indian origin who has been elected as a member of the town council of Edison, New Jersey, took his oath of office on the Bhagvad Gita, Hinduism's sacred text, and says he aims to improve relations between Indian Americans and other groups in the US town.
While being sworn in as a member of the Edison Township Council on Jan 1, Prasad chose to take the oath of office on the Bhagvad Gita, which he said he grew up believing in.
The Bhagvad Gita 'is where my conscience is', said Prasad who belongs to the Democratic Party.
Prasad, an internal medicine specialist and former chairman of the J.F.K. Medical Centre's
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While being sworn in as a member of the Edison Township Council on Jan 1, Prasad chose to take the oath of office on the Bhagvad Gita, which he said he grew up believing in.
The Bhagvad Gita 'is where my conscience is', said Prasad who belongs to the Democratic Party.
Prasad, an internal medicine specialist and former chairman of the J.F.K. Medical Centre's
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