Candidate Nath for Milwaukee County Executive was escorted out of a Voces de la Frontera/Action and YES event at South Division High School by school security after chanting/ranting about illegals during a Latino teen art session.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
February 1, 2020
Milwaukee, WI - On Saturday, Purnima Nath, a known Trump and Keep America Great/Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporter was escorted out of a Voces de la Frontera, Voces de la Frontera Action and Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES) Annual Assembly gathering after allegedly chanting/ranting about illegals during a Hispanic teen art session at South Division High School. Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) learned that Nath apparently entered an art session full of Hispanic teens and began to video record the youths and chant about illegals, then she was asked to leave the art session area. Nath then went to the student cafeteria and approached Andrea Rodriguez, who is a candidate for Milwaukee County Supervisor District 4 and asked her, if she was a conservative and then she began to again rant about illegals being in the country and Rodriguez began to record the incident. Nath was finally escorted out of the cafeteria by Primitivo Torres, a staff member from Voces de la Frontera and several school security guards while Rodriguez was responding to her, according to a video recording by Rodriguez. Rodriguez in the video is heard saying that Nath had insulted everyone present and Nath is heard saying that she was an immigrant and came to the U.S. as a legal immigrant and "breaking law is illegal...breaking law is wrong...you cannot come in the country and break the law, I'm an immigrant and I follow the law."
It is not clear, what led Nath to allegedly insult Latino teens and members of the Latino community by chanting/ranting about illegals at a Latino community event.
Nath is the founder of the annual IndiaFest, the Chairwoman & President, Spindle India, Inc., and Producer of IndiaFest Milwaukee.
Nath, 42, says that she follows the law, but the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported in November 2019 that "Spindle is currently delinquent in its corporate filings with the state. Nath has not yet provided federal tax records detailing the nonprofit's finances since it was founded in 2013."
Nath later posted in her Facebook account, "You may disagree with me, but I did not give you permission to disrespect me! We can disagree without being disrespectful. -Purnima"
Nath, 42, says that she follows the law, but the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported in November 2019 that "Spindle is currently delinquent in its corporate filings with the state. Nath has not yet provided federal tax records detailing the nonprofit's finances since it was founded in 2013."
Nath later posted in her Facebook account, "You may disagree with me, but I did not give you permission to disrespect me! We can disagree without being disrespectful. -Purnima"
Rodriguez also posted on her Facebook account in response to Nath's post, "I was born and raised in Milwaukee and we got a saying for this type: don't start none, won't be none."
"At the end of the day, you corner me and then I find out you are harming children, I'm going to insure you leave. This is my county. These are my people. I am a professional and I will never allow our children to be attacked. Say what you need to about me. I'm a tough woman; I can handle it. Been dealing with this type since I was 6yrs old. But you leave our youth out of it."
Update: Susan Simensky Bietila, who read the HNNUSA's article and shared it says, that she is a witness of Nath's incident and posted on her Facebook account, "Do not vote for Nath for County Executive. She barged into a Voces Event to go on racist insulting rants directed at young teens! Absolutely disgusting. I was there painting banners with the wonderful High School students and Nath’s foul behavior is unforgivable and reveals what a horrible person she is."
Nath on her Milwaukee County Executive candidate Facebook page began to explain what occurred at South Division High School on a post and comment thread to no avail and criticized how Latino teens are learning to stand up for their rights.
Update: Susan Simensky Bietila, who read the HNNUSA's article and shared it says, that she is a witness of Nath's incident and posted on her Facebook account, "Do not vote for Nath for County Executive. She barged into a Voces Event to go on racist insulting rants directed at young teens! Absolutely disgusting. I was there painting banners with the wonderful High School students and Nath’s foul behavior is unforgivable and reveals what a horrible person she is."
Nath on her Milwaukee County Executive candidate Facebook page began to explain what occurred at South Division High School on a post and comment thread to no avail and criticized how Latino teens are learning to stand up for their rights.
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