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The nomination of US senator Kamala Harris is a moment of pride for Indians and Tamil Nadu, said state deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam.
The 55-year-old Harris is the middle-class daughter of an Indian-born endocrinologist and a Jamaican-born economics professor. She was raised in Berkeley, California, and Montreal, Canada
Take a moment to appreciate the fact that a woman with Black and Indian heritage can be considered a safe pick to be the US Vice President.
US Senator Kamala Harris exhorted confidence in Presidential nominee Joe Biden and said she will "do what it takes" to make Biden "our Commander-in-Chief"
Biden on Tuesday named Harris as his Vice-Presidential running mate
Harris, 55, becomes the first Black woman on a major presidential ticket in US history and providing him with a partner well suited to go on the attack against Republican President Donald Trump.
Democrat says Trump is exacerbating social discord across the country by sending federal authorities into major cities under the pretense of addressing crime
A prominent American media outlet erroneously reported that Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris has been selected as running mate by former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
The three others being Senator Amy Klobucher, former Mayor from Indiana Pete Buttigieg, and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg
The first US Senator of Indian origin, Harris said she stands with Jayapal
Harris was among first major Democratic Party leaders to announce her presidential run in last January, which was attended by a massive crowd of over 20,000 supporters
In her campaign rollout earlier this year, Harris said she was ready to defend vulnerabilities related to her legal career.
If elected, Harris would create history by becoming the first woman in the White House
Harris also said racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, homophobia and transphobia are real in the US
The community members cautioned that the politicians cannot take the Indian-Americans for granted and need to earn the support of the community.
Harris picked Baltimore because of its diversity, its proximity to Washington and because it is in the Eastern time zone
Though rated as one of the most liberal members of the Senate, Harris speaks less about Wall Street corruption and economic populism than do Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders
She was the first woman attorney general of California and first African American to occupy that position
51-year-old Harris became the first Asian Senator to be elected from California on November 8