Bobby Jindal announces his race for 2016 White House

Washington: Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, announced on Wednesday he is running for president, becoming the 13th Republican to launch a 2016 campaign for the White House. Jindal, who would be the first American of Indian descent to make a major run for president, announced his intentions on Twitter, hours before an address before supporters in his home state.

 

“I’m running for president of the United States of America. Join me,” he wrote, adding a link to his website which carried a short video showing Jindal telling his children that he is launching his campaign.

 

 

Jindal, 44, has slashed state spending, opposes same-sex marriage and a national education standard known as Common Core, and advocates for the repeal of Obama’s health care reform law.