JD Vance hopes his Indian-Origin Wife Usha will convert to Christianity, says ‘that’s her free will’
Washington: US Vice President JD Vance has said that he hopes his Indian-origin wife, Usha Vance, will one day embrace Christianity, but added that her choice would remain her own.
Speaking at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi on Wednesday, Vance said, “Now most Sundays Usha will come with me to church. As I’ve told her and said publicly, do I hope eventually that she is somehow moved by the same thing that I was moved by in church? Yeah, I honestly do. Because I believe in the Christian gospel and I hope eventually my wife comes to see it the same way.”
He, however, clarified that her decision would not affect their relationship, saying, “If she doesn’t, then God says everybody has free will, so that doesn’t cause a problem for me.”
Vance also revealed that Usha grew up in a Hindu family “but not a particularly religious one.” He added that when they first met at Yale University, both of them identified as agnostic or atheist.
The Vice President further disclosed that he and Usha had agreed to raise their three children, Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel, in the Christian faith, and that they attend a Catholic school.
Earlier this year, Usha Vance had discussed their interfaith family setup on Meghan McCain’s podcast Citizen McCain. “We send our kids to Catholic school, and we have given them each the choice — they can decide whether they want to be baptised Catholic,” she said.
Usha also shared that JD converted to Catholicism after the birth of their first child. “When you convert to Catholicism, it comes with certain obligations, like raising your child in the faith. We had a lot of real conversations about how to do that — I’m not Catholic, and I’m not intending to convert,” she explained.
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Annpurna Devi expresses anguish over girl's rape in TN, urges NCW to act
New Delhi (PTI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi on Tuesday expressed her anguish over the alleged gang rape of a girl in Tamil Nadu and urged the National Commission for Women to take immediate cognisance of the matter.
In a post on X, Devi said, "Deeply anguished by this horrific incident. I urge the NCW to take immediate cognisance and act swiftly in coordination with the concerned authorities to ensure the strictest action against all culprits."
Devi said, "Justice must be swift and unsparing — the accused must be brought to book without delay," adding, "the safety, dignity, and justice of every daughter of India remain our highest priority."
"We stand firmly with the survivor and her family in this difficult hour," she said.
Reacting to a post by former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai, who flagged concerns over the law and order situation in the state, Devi said such incidents "expose grave concerns" under the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government.
Annamalai, in his post, alleged that a 15-year-old girl from Kanchipuram, who had come to participate in a temple festival near Seyyaru in Tiruvannamalai district, was gangraped.
He said the incident was "deeply shocking and enraging" to him and alleged that such crimes point to a "complete failure" of law and order in Tamil Nadu.
Annamalai demanded immediate arrest of all those involved and the "harshest punishments" for the accused.
He also called for full protection and mental health counselling for the survivor and her family.
