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In celebration of Diwali, <\/em>DNC Chair Ken Martin\u00a0and Interfaith Council Co-Chairs Cindy Bass, Reem Subei and Indira Duggirala released the following statement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis Diwali, we join millions in celebrating the Festival of Lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May this Diwali remind us that hope triumphs over despair and light over darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe honor the vibrant South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities whose traditions and leadership strengthen our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In celebration of Diwali, DNC Chair Ken Martin\u00a0and Interfaith Council Co-Chairs Cindy Bass, Reem Subei and Indira Duggirala released the following statement: \u201cThis Diwali, we join millions in celebrating the Festival of Lights. May this Diwali remind us that hope triumphs over despair and light over darkness. \u201cWe honor the vibrant South Asian and Indo-Caribbean […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1056608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDNC Statement on Diwali - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-diwali-4\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-20T22:49:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-23T13:28:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shelby Reese\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shelby Reese\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-diwali-4\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-diwali-4\/\",\"name\":\"DNC Statement on Diwali - 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