PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos is walking back her office's decision to issue a ceremonial citation that praises an Indian woman named Kajal Hindustani following backlash from groups who describe Hindustani as a "known Hindu supremacist."

Matos issued the citation to Hindustani -- who changed her name from Kajal Shingala -- on July 21. The lieutenant governor hailed Hindustani for an "unwavering commitment to community empowerment, women's safety, and social harmony."

The citation sparked immediate backlash from a coalition of civil rights advocates and interfaith organizations, which wrote a letter to Matos urging her to rescind the praise and condemn Hindustani for her past statements.

The Indian American Muslim Council argued Hindustani has a "documented record of ha

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