Residents of a village in southern India from which Kamala Harris's maternal grandfather hailed celebrated the vice president-elect's victory today (November 8th) with firecrackers and special sweets.

Footage showed locals from Thulasendrapuram village in Tamil Nadu setting off the pyrotechnics and enjoying some sweets.

Children printed out placards of Harris and paraded them around the tiny village.

They were also visited by a local minister who came to enjoy the celebrations.

Harris will be the first Indian American, the first African American, and the first female vice president in U.S. history after her inauguration in January.

Harris has spoken proudly of her Indian heritage, mentioning the impact her mother and grandfather have had on her and her career.

The Celebrations go twice as Tamilnadu s Food and civil supplies Minister Kamaraj visits the village where Kamala harris ancestors once lived.

The ancestral villages of US Vice-President elect Kamala Harris in Tamil Nadu on Sunday erupted in joy over the Democrat Senator's elevation and ushered in an early Deepavali with firecrackers and sweets to celebrate her win.
The joy of locals went twice as the Tamilnadu food and civil supplies Minster joins the celebration. Thulasenthirapuram and Painganadu villages in this Cauvery delta district knew no bounds as they rejoiced the victory of "the woman of our house".
The villages, which are native to her maternal grandparents, were keenly waiting the outcome and once President elect Joe Biden triumphed against incumbent Republican President Donald Trump, it was evident his running mate Harris would be his deputy.
The villagers had earlier held special prayers for Harris' win and once they were answered, celebrated it with much fanfare on Sunday. The locals celebrated 56 year-old Harris' win by bursting crackers and distributing sweets, even special prayers was also held later in this connection. A local at Painganadu who drew a large 'kolam' (Rangoli) was all smiles when she hailed the victory of the "woman of our house

"The colourful 'kolam' hailed Harris as the 'pride' of the village. The villagers had already kept the crackers ready in anticipation of Harris' win, even as the people were proud that their villages happen to be the native place of the grandparents of Kamala Harris.

Thulasenthirapuram and Painganadu are agraria