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Renowned businessman and a beloved community leader, Jasbir Jay Singh is the new President of India Association of Long Island (IALI)



Jasbir SIngh has been known and proven to be the most humble and always ready to serve, leader of the community. He can be trusted to be there, when community need him.

(By Sharanjit Singh Thind) Long Island, New York- Long Island's storied community organization India Association of Long Island (IALI) has a new president, Jasbir Jay Singh. And there is a new leadership team in place. IALI's New leadership team was sworn oath of office recently, in Long Island. The event was well attended by a large number of elected and appointed officials, community leaders as well as members of the Indian American community. Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola, Nassau County served as the venue where Jasbir Jay Singh and his team were sworn in during an oath-taking ceremony.

Unopposed Election

What makes Jasbir Singh's presidency remarkable is that he has been elected unopposed. All other nominees withdrew their candidacies in recognition of Jasbir Singh contributions to the community and IALI. As always, Jasbir Singh and his team will serve a one-year term and will oversee several initiatives to support the Indian-American community in Long Island. Jasbir Singh has succeeded Pardeep Tandon, who was last the president of the organization .

In his speech, Singh thanked the community for their support and emphasized his commitment to service. “I want to thank all of you for your trust and support. I recognize the immense responsibility that comes with this role and am dedicated to serving each member of our community. I also want to recognize the pillars of the IALI. Our purpose is Seva (service), not to rule. I aim to make you all proud, and I hope that, by the end of this year, everyone will look back and say that it was a successful year for IALI,” Singh said.


Seen in picture: Former New York State Assemblyman Mike Lipetti, Jasbir Singh and Deepak Bansal of IAAC (Picture courtesy Instagram)