Tamil Nadu: US VP Kamala Harris’ ancestral village celebrates with fervour as ‘she scripts historical past’

Thulasendrapuram (Tamil Nadu) : As Kamala Harris scripted historical past on Wednesday by changing into the primary girl Vice President of the United States, her ancestral village in Tamil Nadu celebrated the momentous event with fervour.
People in Thulasendrapuram village, the native village of Harris’ mom, had been seen applauding and hooting whereas Harris was taking an oath to the workplace. The locals additionally held her posters and burned firecrackers.

Tamil Nadu: Locals mild diyas in Thulasendrapuram, the native village of the mom of US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris forward of her swearing-in. pic.twitter.com/b89WEstmb1
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“I am very proud and excited because our Kamala Harris is becoming the first Vice-President of US. We are together watching her swearing-in ceremony. Right from the morning people were performing puja in temples,” mentioned a neighborhood.
Meanwhile, Rangoli artist in Raipur, Pramod Sahu, made a stupendous sketch of the President of America, Joe Biden and Harris.

The ancestral village of @VP Kamala Harris in India—Thulasendrapuram— celebrating immediately! #Inauguration2021 — https://t.co/jnxeRBLjDC pic.twitter.com/T69dKNhg1E
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“It is a matter of great pride for Indians that an Indian-American woman has been elected to the post of Vice President in a powerful country and we are very proud to hear that. It took me eight hours to make this Rangoli,” mentioned Sahu.

#WATCH I Tamil Nadu: Locals in Thulasendrapuram, the native village of US Vice President Kamala Harris’ mom celebrated as she took oath of workplace. pic.twitter.com/xgL7NESyC8
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Biden and Harris had been sworn because the forty sixth President and forty ninth Vice President of the United States respectively on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu: People in Thulasendrapuram village put up hoardings & posters of US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at their retailers & houses
“We’re all very excited that Kamala Harris will take oath as Vice-President of US, she evokes all the ladies within the village, mentioned a neighborhood. pic.twitter.com/sw2DXTKnxD
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Harris made historical past changing into the primary girl, first Black and first South Asian vice chairman within the nation’s historical past. By her facet, her husband Doug Emhoff has additionally made historical past, changing into America’s first second gentleman.