”The US Republican Party has chosen Bobby Jindal to deliver its response to Barack Obama's presidential address to Congress.
The 37-year old governor of Louisiana - the first Indian-American to occupy such a post - is one of the Republican Party's rising stars, tipped as a likely contender for the White House four years from now. “ BBC.com
Mr Jindal's parents are from the Punjab, in northern India. He was born a Hindu in Louisiana's capital, Baton Rouge, and converted to Christianity in his teens.
