US Election 2024: Kamala Harris’s ancestral village in India prays for her victory
Kamala Harris’s ancestral village in India prays for her victory in the US Election 2024
Thulasendrapuram, India: A small village in Tamil Nadu, India, is offering prayers for the success of Kamala Harris in the 2024 US elections. Thulasendrapuram, a rural village located in southern India, holds deep ancestral ties to Harris through her late mother’s side of the family.
Prayers for success
On Tuesday morning, the village temple was filled with the sounds of Sanskrit and Tamil hymns as locals gathered to pray for Kamala Harris. The temple priest, M. Natarajan, led the ceremony with a sacred flame held before the image of Ayyanar, a form of Lord Shiva, the Hindu deity worshipped by the village.
“Our deity is a very powerful God. If we pray well to him, he will make her victorious,” said Natarajan.
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Kamala Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was born in India and moved to the United States for her higher education. She later married a Jamaican man, and together they raised their daughter, Kamala. Harris was named after the Sanskrit word "Kamala," meaning "lotus flower."
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Kamala’s grandfather, born in Thulasendrapuram, moved to Chennai as an adult, where he served as a government official until his retirement. Even though Kamala has never visited her ancestral village, her connection to it is deeply cherished by the locals.
Kamala Harris' influence
Kamala Harris has frequently spoken about how the values of her Indian-born grandfather and mother shaped her life and career. She has also expressed a deep affection for South Indian cuisine, particularly dishes like idli, and a traditional rice cake.
On Tuesday, the temple received three international visitors, two from the United States and one from the United Kingdom. Each of them wore black t-shirts with the words “Kamala Freakin Harris.”
(With inputs from agencies)