Ohio's new Solicitor General faces racist backlash over her citizenship and cultural practices.

Mathura Sridharan, an Indian-origin lawyer appointed as Ohio's 12th Solicitor General, has faced criticism and racist trolling about her US citizenship and wearing a bindi. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost defended her appointment, clarifying she is a U.S. citizen, married to a U.S. citizen, and the child of naturalized citizens. Sridharan has an impressive legal background, including clerkships at the US Court of Appeals and US District Court.