Villagers at Kamala Harris’ Indian ancestral home painted slogans on the roads wishing her victory Thursday as Joe Biden, her Democratic running mate in the US presidential election, approached the White House.
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Thulasendrapuram, located about 320 km (200 miles) south of Chennai, is where Harris’s maternal grandfather was born more than a century ago.
“Since yesterday, we are excited about the end result,” said Abirami, a resident of the village. “Now, we are hearing positive news. We are waiting to celebrate his victory ”.
Many of your neighbors saw the count updates on their mobile phones.
The lush, green town in the south of the country has also been adorned with Harris posters, with prayers offered at the local Hindu temple.
Biden is leading the count and has predicted he will win, but hotly contested states, including Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina, were still counting votes, leaving the election outcome uncertain.
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Harris’s grandfather, PV Gopalan, and his family moved to Chennai almost 90 years ago. There he retired as a high-ranking government official.
Harris, who was born to an Indian mother and a Jamaican father who immigrated to the United States to study, visited Thulasendrapuram when he was five years old and has repeatedly recalled walks with his grandfather on the beaches of Chennai.
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