She is one of the most well known Indian Americans. Model, author and top chef Padma Lakshmi says she is a registered Independent but has decided to canvass for Hillary Clinton because there is no alternative. She lashed out at Donald Trump calling him "totally insane" and "dangerous". "Somebody who asks and encourages illegal hacking of our government services by a foreign power, that is dangerous to me, someone who idolises dictators that is dangerous, somebody who doesn't believe in the freedom of press, that is dangerous," she said.
