Villagers burst firecrackers Nov. 8 to celebrate the victory of U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in Painganadu a neighboring village of Thulasendrapuram, the hometown of Sen. Harris’ maternal grandfather, south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. Waking up to the news of Sen. Harris’ election as Joe Biden’s running mate, overjoyed people in her small ancestral Indian village set off firecrackers, carried her placards and offered prayers.
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Prayers, fireworks as Indians celebrate Kamala Harris’ win
Waking up to the news of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’ election as vice president, overjoyed people in her Indian grandfather’s hometown set off firecrackers and offered prayers last Sunday.