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First woman of color Vice President Kamala Harris is cheered on by her mother's Indian village

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United States Democratic Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, has been put up in her ancestral village in Tamil Nadu, wishing her victory in the polls which she achieved on November 7 as she joins Joe Biden's winning ticket.

Kamala’s niece, Meena Harris, tweeted the photo of the poster featuring her aunt that was put up in Painganadu in Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu. She tweeted saying that she was sent the photo from the village that is the ancestral home of Kamala Harris’ maternal side.

The poster with Kamala Harris' photo reads, "The people of Painganadu, Thulasendrapuram, wish Kamala Harris, PV Gopalan's granddaughter, victory in the US elections, where she's contesting for the post of vice-president.

Harris is the first Woman of color to become Vice President, reflecting her half-Jamaican and half-Indian roots.

"The small agrarian village of Painganadu, which is located near Mannargudi in Tiruvarur district in the Cauvery delta, first shot to fame when Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden announced that Kamala Harris was his vice-presidential candidate.


Video flmed on August 26, 2020.

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