Preet Bharara's mother hopeful about him replacing Eric Holder as US Attorney General

Manhattan Attorney Preet Bharara has although maintained a stoic silence on being the next attorney general of the United States but his "very proud Indian" mother has reportedly called newspapers and asked them to include his name on the list of possible successors to the current Attorney General Eric Holder.

Bharara made the revelation at a dinner held by Crain's New York. When he was asked what the priorities should be of the next Attorney General, Bharara said that little change is necessary, reported New York Daily News.

Noting that national security, cybercrime and civil rights are of great importance to both him and Holder, he added that the current Attorney General's priorities are "pretty good."

Both Bharara and Holder have faced criticism in the past for failing to bring charges against the top employees of the big banks responsible for the great economic meltdown.

Holder had earlier said that he will step down from the post after his successor is named.