THULASENDRAPURAM, India: On Tuesday, November 5, residents of Kamala Harris’ ancestral hamlet in southern India, the home of US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, got ready to pray on election day at a Hindu temple located more than 13,000 kilometres from Washington.
More than a century ago, in the verdant village of Thulasendrapuram in the present-day Tamil Nadu state of southern India, Harris’ maternal grandfather PV Gopalan was born.
Harris’ and her grandfather’s names are inscribed on a stone at the temple that records donations from the general public. A big banner outside hopes that “the daughter of the land” will win the election.
After moving a few hundred kilometres with his family to Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, Gopalan served as a senior government officer there until his retirement.
Four years ago, the town gained international notice when its residents lit firecrackers and distributed food to celebrate Harris’ inauguration as US Vice President and prayed for her Democratic Party to win in 2020.
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