In Kamala Harris’ ancestral India home, villagers celebrate as they wake up to her US election victory
- The village of Thulasendrapuram, hometown of Harris’ maternal grandfather, plans to celebrate with singing, dancing and firecrackers
- Already in the morning hours, groups gathered at street corners reading newspapers and chatting about the Democrats’ victory
Most of them had gone to sleep by the time Biden clinched the winning threshold of 270 Electoral College votes.
“Congratulations Kamala Harris. Pride of our village. Vanakkam [Greetings] America,’’ one female resident wrote in colour powder outside her residence.
“We all have been waiting for this day. Congratulations,” Aulmozhi Sudhakar, a village councillor, said.
01:44
Biden and Harris’ ancestral homes, Ireland and India, celebrate their US presidential win
The village of Thulasendrapuram, population 350, planned to celebrate Harris’ success with singing, dancing and firecrackers at a temple later on Sunday. Already in the morning hours, groups gathered at street corners reading newspapers and chatting about the Democrats’ victory before moving to the temple for prayers.