Indian-American senatorial candidate shiva Ayyadurai attacked by 'racist' opponent supporter

An Indian-origin senatorial candidate in the US has been assaulted allegedly by a racist man who punched him in the face leaving him severely bleeding at a town hall in Massachusetts, according to media reports.

Shiva Ayyadurai, 54, who is running Independent against the powerful incumbent, Elizabeth Warren from the Democratic party, was attacked last week by one her supporters.

Ayyadurai, an eminent scientist as well as an outspoken critic, was punched by a man, wearing a T-shirt which said "liberal" and a "Warren for senate" sticker.

he approached Ayyadurai with an umbrella while he bullhorned a queue of Warren supporters outside a town hall in Great Barrington, where the Democratic senator was scheduled to appear, according to a Boston.com report.