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Kamala Harris appoints Indian-origin Sabrina Singh as her Press Secretary

Kamala Harris appoints Indian-origin Sabrina Singh as her Press Secretary

Kamala Harris and Sabrina Singh

Joe Biden's running mate Kamala Harris has appointed Sabrina Singh, another successful Indian-American as her Press Secretary for the Vice-Presidential campaign.

The 32-year-old Singh has earlier worked withNew York Mayor Mike Bloomberg and New Jersey SenatorCory Booker — both Democrats — as their spokeswoman. She has also served as the spokesperson of the Democratic National Committee.

"I'm so excited to join the #BidenHarris ticket as Press Secretary for @KamalaHarris! Can't wait to get to work and win in November!," Singh posted on Twitter.

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The Los Angeles resident has strong roots of standing in support of immigrants in the US. She hails from the family ofSardar J J Singh, who stood against the discriminatory policies against minority communities in the 1940s.

The 55-year-old Vice Presidential nominee, who has already been in the news recently for her Indian roots, has also appointed theSri Lankan-American Rohini Kosoglu as a senior advisor. Kosogluhas earlier worked with Harris as her senior advisor in her Senate office and also in her presidential campaign, which Harris dropped after lack of public support.