The ancestral village of Kamala Harris, US Vice President-elect, erupted in celebrations hailing her victory in the US presidential election. The residents of the village have been showcasing a lot of love and support as they even performed a special puja earlier to show their support for her campaign.
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Banners and prayers for Kamala Harris in her ancestral Indian village
A big banner of U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris welcomes visitors to Thulasendrapuram, a lush, green south Indian village that is praying for her Democratic Party’s victory in the Nov. 3 presidential election.
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The village, Thulasendrapuram, has a special relationship to Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee. It’s where her maternal grandfather was born more than 100 years ago.
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Ahead of the US elections, residents of Thulasendrapuram also prayed for her success.
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A woman wrote in colour powder outside her home, “Congratulations Kamala Harris. Pride of our village. Vanakkam (Greetings) America.”
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Chennai: As the news of Kamala Harris’ election as the new US Vice President began to pour in, villagers thousands of km away in Thulasendrapuram in Tamil Nadu celebrated the occasion by bursting crackers and distributing sweets. No surprises here, because Harris’ maternal grandfather P.V ..
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The villages, which are native to her maternal grandparents, were keenly waiting the outcome and once President elect Joe Biden triumphed against incumbent Republican President Donald Trump, it was evident his running mate Harris would be his deputy
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