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Article: Bobby Jindal becomes first Indian American governor
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- October 21, 2007
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New York, Oct. 21 -- Republican Bobby Jindal Sunday created history when he became not only the first person of Indian origin to become governor of a US state but also the nation's youngest chief executive as he carried more than half the vote to defeat 11 opponents in southern Louisiana.
Jindal, 36-year-old son of Indian immigrants, had 53 percent with 625,036 votes with about 92 percent of the vote tallied. It was more than enough to win Saturday's election outright and avoid a Nov 17 runoff.
"My mom and dad came to this country in pursuit of the American dream. And guess what happened. They found the American Dream to be alive and well right here in Louisiana," he said to cheers and ...