Minneapolis: Republican politician Vivek Ramaswamy turned a pointed question about his Hindu beliefs into a civics lesson during a Turning Point USA event at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where a young Christian attendee challenged him on whether his faith aligned with "Christian values".

In a now-viral video shared on X, the 2026 Ohio gubernatorial candidate was asked by a participant named Liam Birmingham why a "polytheistic ideology" like Hinduism would share "Christian values". Ramaswamy responded by clarifying that he is a monotheist from the Vendanta tradition of Advaita philosophy.

“With due respect, I’ll just cut in right there because it’s one thing I have a little bit of authority on. I believe in this one true God from the Vedanta tradition of Advaita philosophy

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