从印度特伦甘纳邦卡里姆纳加尔县的一个村庄，到基地组织和“伊斯兰国”法庭起诉席，萨丽塔·科马蒂雷迪走过了一条漫长的道路，步入美国公共生活。如今，她是共和党提名的纽约州检察长候选人，并获得美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的背书。科马蒂雷迪承诺将严厉打击犯罪、零售盗窃和欺诈。对于这位印度裔候选人而言，竞选也是一个代表她根脉所在社区的机会。
From a village in Telangana’s Karimnagar district to the courtroom prosecutions of Al-Qaeda and ISIS, Saritha Komatireddy has taken a long road into American public life. Now the Republican Party’s nominee for New York attorney general and a candidate endorsed by US President Donald Trump, Komatireddy has promised to crack down on crime, retail theft and fraud. For the Indian-origin candidate, the campaign is also an opportunity to represent a community whose roots she shares.
在接受《印度今日》独家专访时，科马蒂雷迪谈到了将她带到今天的经历，从她担任联邦检察官的岁月，到在美国缉毒局（DEA）担任幕僚长的经历。她表示，对公共安全的担忧促使她参选，并辩称犯罪、无家可归和欺诈正让本已在应对负担能力危机的纽约人雪上加霜。“在负担能力危机之际，犯罪让生活更加艰难，”她说。
In an exclusive interaction with India Today, Komatireddy spoke about the experiences that brought her here, from her years as a federal prosecutor to her stint as chief of staff at the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). She said concerns about public safety had pushed her into the race, arguing that crime, homelessness and fraud were making life harder for New Yorkers already grappling with an affordability crisis.“In the middle of an affordability crisis, crime is making life harder,” she said.
她主张，检察长应专注于起诉犯罪和欺诈，从罪犯手中追回资金并返还给纳税人。
The attorney general, she argued, should focus on prosecuting crime and fraud, recovering money from offenders and returning it to taxpayers.FROM PROSECUTING AL-QAEDA AND ISIS TO RUNNING FOR NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERALKomatireddy’s decision to enter public service was shaped, in part, by the September 11 attacks.
从起诉基地组织和“伊斯兰国”到竞选纽约州检察长科马蒂雷迪决定投身公共服务，部分源于“9·11”袭击事件。哈佛学院和哈佛法学院毕业后，她返回纽约，开始担任联邦检察官。她说，袭击事件让她想承办恐怖主义案件。
After graduating from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, she returned to New York and began working as a federal prosecutor. The attacks, she said, made her want to take on terrorism cases.“I wanted to do something to make sure the attacks of 911 did not happen again,” she told India Today.
“我想做些什么，确保‘9·11’式袭击不再发生，”她告诉《印度今日》。“‘9·11’之后，我想，‘让我做一名恐怖主义检察官吧。我可以在法庭上打击恐怖主义。’”随后，她起诉了基地组织领导人，以及“伊斯兰国”领导人和成员，包括渴望加入该恐怖组织的人员。她的工作后来延伸至国际贩毒和洗钱案件。
“After 911, I thought, ‘Let me be a terrorism prosecutor. I can fight terrorism in the courtroom.’”She went on to prosecute leaders of Al-Qaeda and leaders and members of ISIS, including people aspiring to join the terror group. Her work later took her into international narcotics and money laundering cases.
她受命领导打击将芬太尼等致命毒品走私入境美国的贩毒集团的行动。她引述的案件包括起诉锡那罗亚贩毒集团头目，以及收受“矮子”古兹曼及贩毒集团贿赂、协助其扩张活动的墨西哥政府官员。这项工作最终促成她在乔·拜登总统任内获任命为美国缉毒局（DEA）幕僚长。她担任该职位一年。回顾长达约12年的职业生涯，科马蒂雷迪将公共服务与公共安全描述为其核心主题。
She was asked to lead efforts targeting cartels bringing fentanyl and other deadly drugs into the US. Among the cases she cited was the prosecution of Sinaloa Cartel leaders and Mexican government officials who took bribes from El Chapo and the cartel, helping it expand its operations. That work eventually led to her appointment as chief of staff at the DEA under President Joe Biden. She held the position for a year. Looking back on a career spanning around 12 years, Komatireddy described public service and public safety as its defining themes.
她现在希望将这些经验带到纽约州检察长办公室。她的主张直截了当：该办公室应专注于打击犯罪与欺诈，追究累犯责任，让居民感到更安全。
She now wants to bring that experience to the New York attorney general’s office. Her argument is straightforward: the office should concentrate on crime and fraud, hold repeat offenders accountable and make residents feel safer.FIRST DESI STATEWIDE CANDIDATEFor all the focus on law enforcement, Komatireddy’s story begins with her family’s decision to leave India.
首位参选纽约州全州性职位的“德西”裔候选人尽管关注点集中在执法履历上，科马蒂雷迪的故事始于其家庭离开印度的决定。她出生于布鲁克林，父母来自特伦甘纳邦。她说母亲在海得拉巴长大，父亲来自卡里姆纳加尔县的切贡村。全家至今仍会回村探亲。她希望子女了解祖辈的故乡，以及他们在美国立足所付出的努力。
Born in Brooklyn to parents who came from Telangana, she said her mother grew up in Hyderabad while her father was from Chegonn, a village in Karimnagar district. The family still visits the village. She wants her children to know where their grandparents came from and what it took for them to build a life in the US.
她说，父母移民是为寻求机会、通过辛勤工作实现梦想。在家中，全家坚守印度传统。她也曾随祖母回印度探亲，她认为这些经历让她始终与根脉相连。从这种成长环境中汲取的价值观——刻苦读书、努力工作、回馈社会——她说至今仍指引着她。
Her parents, she said, moved in search of opportunity and the chance to work hard and achieve their dreams. At home, the family held on to Indian traditions. She also travelled to India with her grandmother to meet relatives, experiences she credits with keeping her connected to her roots. The values she took from that upbringing -- studying hard, working hard and giving back -- are ones she says continue to guide her.
科马蒂雷迪称自己是纽约历史上首位参选全州性职位的“德西”（指南亚裔）候选人。她表示，印度裔和南亚裔社区成员曾向她表达对其参选的自豪感，她希望赢得他们的支持。但她同时也致力于展示其竞选活动超越侨民圈层、面向更广泛选民。
Komatireddy described herself as the first Desi statewide candidate in New York history. She said members of the Indian and South Asian communities had approached her to express pride in her candidacy, and that she hoped to earn their support. But she is also keen to present her campaign as one that reaches beyond the diaspora.
她说，公共安全不应按种族、宗教或党派划分。她抨击了对手、现任总检察长莱蒂蒂亚·詹姆斯，指责她更热衷于在全国政坛上出名，而不是处理总检察长办公室的日常工作。科马蒂雷迪表示，她自己的首要任务将是打击犯罪和欺诈。她还谈到如果当选，她将如何与纽约市长佐赫兰·马姆达尼合作。她说，她愿意与任何专注于保障居民安全的人合作，但强调总检察长是独立选举产生的。她承认会有分歧，但她说她不会回避行使该办公室的权力。“我当总检察长不需要任何人的许可，”她说。- 完
Public safety, she said, should not be divided along racial, religious or party lines. She has slammed her opponent and incumbent Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her of being more interested in national political prominence than in the everyday work of the office. Komatireddy said her own priority would be fighting crime and fraud. She also addressed how she would work with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani if elected. She said she was willing to work with anyone focused on keeping residents safe, but stressed that the attorney general is independently elected. There would be disagreements, she acknowledged, but she said she would not shy away from exercising the office’s powers.“I don’t need anyone’s permission to be attorney general,” she said.- Ends