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Ms. Harris is the daughter of Shyamala Gopalan, a breast cancer specialist from Chennai, South India, and her father is a Jamaican immigrant.
Speaking of the January 8 victory in Wilmington City, Delaware, Harris reminded his late mother that he used to “deeply believe in an America where moments like this could happen.”
In the village of Thulasendrapuram in Tamil Nadu state, the hometown of Harris PV Gopalan’s grandparents, many residents lit fireworks to celebrate, prayed at the main temple, and held up a portrait of Ms. Harris.
Indigenous people celebrate her becoming vice president-elect of the United States |
The village women make colorful flower wreaths on the ground with the words “Congratulations Kamala Harris.” “It is the pride of all women,” said Arul Mozhi Sudhakar.
Harris’s uncle, the scholar Balachandran Gopalan, said he always believed his granddaughter would win. “I’m calm because I know he’s going to win and I said it yesterday,” he said.
Indian scholar Gopalan is the uncle of Kamala Harris |
In the Indian capital, New Delhi, many people celebrate their Indian ancestry. “It was also a moment of pride for us Indians because she comes from here,” said Yash Iyer.
Additionally, Mr. Modi called Ms. Harris “a great source of pride for all Native Americans.” Many Indian newspapers also featured the winning image of the US Democratic Party on the front page with articles about the two candidates.
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