Kamala Harris' father says no close contact after custody battle: Report

In her speech at the Democratic National Convention, Harris spoke fondly and profusely about her mother but had limited words for her father

Donald Harris, the father of Indian-origin Senator and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, has said that close contact with his daughters "came to an abrupt halt" after a contentious custody battle, according to a media report.

The New York Times report said that the Jamaican-born economics professor expressed regret that the custody battle brought an end to the contact with his daughters.

Harris' mother, Shyamala Gopalan, a cancer biologist came from India to the US at the age of 19 to pursue her dream of curing cancer.

In her speech at the Democratic National Convention, Harris spoke fondly and profusely about her