Indian-origin Kashyap ‘Kash’ Pramod Patel, who is the new Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Trump 2.0, took oath on the Bhagavad Gita on Friday. After being confirmed as the FBI chief pick on Thursday, Patel was sworn in as the ninth director of the FBI at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington DC. His family, his girlfriend and colleagues were present at the ceremony. New York-born Patel has his roots in Gujarat. However, his parents are from East Africa - his mother is from Tanzania and his father is from Uganda. They came to the US from Canada in 1970. WATCH: Patel take oath on the Bhagavad Gita Living the American Dream Kash said he is “living the American Dream.” “..anyone that thinks the American Dream is dead. Just look right here. You're talking to a first generation Indian kid who's about to lead the law enforcement community, the greatest nation on god's green earth that can't happen anywhere,” he said after taking oath. His family moved to Queens in New York - often called Little India - in the late 70s. Patel was born and grew up there. Patel's parents are retired now and spend their time in both the US and Gujarat. He thanked US President Donald Trump, calling him “a courageous warrior and leader.” Patel was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday by a 51-49 margin, with two Republican lawmakers, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, breaking party ranks and voting against him. 'There will be accountability' Succeeding Christopher Wray, Patel is a part of Trump’s unrestrained overhaul of government agencies to uproot traces of influence of his political opponents. Kash, being an avid critic of what he calls the deep state - a term he uses to describe the perceived politicised judiciary, media and bureaucracy - said, “The men and women of the FBI will be led under your leadership through one standard, the Constitution.” “I promised you the following. There will be accountability within the FBI and outside of the FBI, and we will do it through rigorous constitutional oversight starting this weekend,” he added. - With PTI inputs
