Satya Nadella—Nadella publicly criticized India's Citizenship Amendment Act as discriminatory
In January 2020, Nadella spoke out against India's Citizenship Amendment Act, which fast-tracks citizenship for immigrants from most major South Asian religions except Islam. He told BuzzFeed News 'I think what is happening is sad... It's just bad,' drawing on his heritage growing up in multicultural Hyderabad.
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| DEI Programs | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
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Confirms Criticism Jan 13, 2020 documented
Nadella told BuzzFeed News India's citizenship law is 'just bad'
At a Microsoft event in Manhattan, Nadella told BuzzFeed News Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith that India's Citizenship Amendment Act, which excludes Muslims, was 'sad' and 'just bad,' drawing on his multicultural upbringing in Hyderabad.