‘Built By Hindus On Their Property’: Texas Activist Faces Netizens’ Ire Over Lord Hanuman Statue

A Texas-based conservative activist faced netizens’ backlash after he stirred a row by questioning the 90-foot-tall statue of Lord Hanuman at the Shri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, Texas.

Republican activist from the Dallas–Fort Worth area, identified as Carlos Turcios shared a video of the towering statue on X, framing it as a sign of a cultural “invasion" linked to Indian immigration. He claimed that “third World Aliens are slowly taking over Texas and America" and urged people to “stop the invasion."

“This is not Islamabad, Pakistan, or New Delhi, India. This is Sugar Land, Texas. Third World Aliens are slowly taking over Texas and America. Why is the third-largest statue in the US this??! Stop the INVASION!" he said while sharing the video of the statue on X.

🚨SUGAR LAND, TEXAS🚨This is not Islamabad, Pakistan, or New Delhi, India. This is Sugar Land, Texas. Third World Aliens are slowly taking over Texas and America. Why is the third-largest statue in the US this??!Stop the INVASION!

Follow:@Carlos__Turciospic.twitter.com/hzNIunlyQ4

— Carlos Turcios (@Carlos__Turcios)February 16, 2026

Turcios’ remarks drew swift pushback from Indian-Americans and other social media users, many of whom pointed out that the statue stands on privately owned temple land and was funded by the Hindu community.

“It’s on private property—built by Hindus on land they own and with their own money," one user responded, accusing Turcios of promoting divisive rhetoric.

Another commenter cited US household language data to argue that Indian-Americans are among the most assimilated immigrant groups in the country, noting that Indian languages do not feature among the top ten languages spoken at home.

“There are 41 million households that speak Spanish in the US. Yet there are no Indian languages in the top 10. Since household language is the strongest indicator of assimilation, you have a long way to go before your group is anywhere near the assimilation level of Indian-Americans."

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