Who is Sai Kandula? 19-year-old Indian origin arrested for crashing truck near White House
By: FPJ Web Desk | May 24, 2023
According to the US Secret Service, on Monday night, Sai Varshith Kandula, an Indian origin 19-year old from Missouri, purposefully drove a rented box truck into the security barriers near Lafayette Square near to the White House
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Kandula, who admired Nazi ideology, was seen brandishing a Nazi flag
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As per the Secret service, when asked about the flag, he said that it was a swastika
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Following the incident, Kandula revealed to Secret Service agents that he had traveled from St. Louis on a one-way ticket that evening with the intention to “get to the White House, seize power, and be put in charge of the nation”
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Sai Kandula also said he would “kill the president” if that’s what he had to do
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No explosives or weapons were discovered in the truck or in possession of Kandula. He had rented the U-Haul truck in Herndon, Virginia
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Kandula said that he had been planning this for six months and that whether he got into the White House or not, his "message was received"
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Sai Kandula had purchased the flag online due to his admiration for the Nazis' "great history" and their "authoritarian nature, eugenics, and their one world order"