October 22, 2018

For Shiva Ayyadurai, independent in Senate race, it’s all about who’s the real ‘Trumper’

As many Republicans in Massachusetts work to keep a safe distance from President Donald Trump this election season, one candidate from outside the party is going the other way, fighting to be recognized as a standard-bearer for the president’s anti-establishment populism as he makes a long-shot bid for U.S. Senate. Shiva Ayyadurai, a former researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of …

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October 22, 2018

US Senate Candidate Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai Visits Boston Chinatown

In less than three weeks before the mid-tern election, Independent candidate for US Senate Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai and United Nations strategist Shaoyu Yuan came to Boston Chinatown. They spoke with Asian community leaders. The attendees included the President of Empire Auction House Nick Pan, board member of Asian American Association of Boston Fei Pan, President of World Art Centre and …

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October 18, 2018

Our View: Senate debates should include all three candidates

Shiva Ayyadurai is running a campaign for U.S. Senate that is high on shock value. Look no further than his signs contrasting his “real Indian” identity with that of incumbent Elizabeth Warren, who is depicted in ceremonial headdress, a poke at her claims of Native American heritage. Even though Ayyadurai may be running a nontraditional campaign, he has collected enough …

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October 18, 2018

Shiva Ayyadurai: the candidate who represents our bizarre political climate

Election Day is several weeks away, he’s barely registering in the polls, and US Senate hopeful Shiva Ayyadurai is on his way to talk to a group of high school government students. And who better to address our youth? Ayyadurai, an independent who supports President Trump, is truly a candidate of our times. Few figures in the state can capture …

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