New Delhi, July 1 -- Indian-origin Danielle D'Souza Gill, who is wife of Republican lawmaker Brandon Gill, has responded to backlash after her husband mocked Indian-origin Democrat Zohran Mamdani, telling him to "go back to the third world" over a video showing Mamdani eating with his hands, prompting a major backlash.

As people on social media reminded Brandon Gill that his wife is a South Indian and "grew up eating rice with her hands", Danielle D'Souza Gill replied, "I did not grow up eating rice with my hands and have always used a fork. I was born in America. I'm a Christian MAGA patriot."

"My father's extended family lives in India and they are also Christian and they use forks too. Thank you for your attention to this matter."

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