Alex Stein, a conservative comedian and YouTuber Alex Stein sparked outrage at a Plano City Council meeting, where he mockingly delivered a speech pretending to be an Indian and making fun of Indians and Hindu beliefs.
Stein appeared before the council dressed in a yellow kurta, black shorts, slippers and a red tilak. He introduced himself in a caricatured accent as a “young Indian boy” from the “holy land of India far, far away,” before launching into a string of insults targeting Hindu traditions. “Cow is divine mother… her urine, gomutra is the purest form of medicine… and her dung, gobar, is holy gold,” he said mockingly, referring to the Hindu tradition of regarding the cow as holy. Several Indian Americans walked out of the council in protest.
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Stein also mentioned FBI director Kash Patel, and his relationship with country singer Alexis Wilkins, mockingly stating his wish for an “authentic Indian marriage.” Critics said the remark reduced Indian identity to stereotypes and cheap punchlines. Stein also mentioned the Muslim Brotherhood, saying it was “eating and drinking things that in Western culture are not respected but are revered in the Indian culture for having a lot of healing properties.”
Several videos of this circulated online, prompting criticism. This incident comes amid a growing number of incidents of racism against Indian Americans, especially from the far right. This has also been fueled by the growing debate over immigration and H-1B visas.
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Stein is known for disrupting local government meetings and confronting politicians and other individuals. Last August, he had made a similar appearance at the Texas Capitol, and went on a series of inflammatory rants about transgender people. He branded himself “the sexiest man in conservative politics,” and made provocative suggestions, like using transgender people in the military because of their high suicide rates.
In July 2024, Stein was kicked out of the Republican National Convention after he disrupted an interview. RNC organizers decided to remove Stein, who runs the YouTube channel “Prime Time with Alex Stein,” after he interrupted a video interview between Piers Morgan and Cenk Uygur, host of “The Young Turks.” Stein had also previously mocked LGBTQ advocacy for Gaza, using mockery and slurs. He had previously also criticized vaccine mandates, mask ordinances, and lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.