Kash Patel faces deadline on Hindu temple plot as hate crime question lingers

The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) also condemned the alleged plot and “the very real danger white supremacist ideology poses to our communities and houses of worship.”

Image via Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) and 104 Democratic colleagues have given FBI Director Kash Patel until Thursday to say whether the bureau is investigating the alleged plot against an Illinois Hindu temple as a federal hate crime.

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Krishnamoorthi, who was inside the Sri Venkateswara Swami (Bal…