WASHINGTON: Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has said that his Hindu faith gives him freedom and has inspired him to launch his bid for the White House.

He also said that if elected, he would promote values that are not exclusive to one religion and make faith, family, hard work, patriotism “cool “again in the US.

Ramaswamy’s remarks came during The Family Leader Forum event organised on Saturday.

During the event, the 38-year-old tech entrepreneur opened up to the Christian audience about his Hindu faith and spoke about how it has instilled values in him that are similar to Christianity.

“My faith is what gives me my freedom...my faith is what led me to this presidential campaign actually, “he said. “I am a Hindu. I believe that God is true. God has sent us here for a purpose. It is our duty to realise the purpose of God. It is our moral duty. The core of our religion is that God resides in all of us, “he said.

“Those are God’s instruments that work through us in different ways, but we are still equal because God resides in each of us.

That’s the core of my faith “.