People in Madurai celebrate Kamala Harris' victory, term it as 'victory of Tamils'

Congratulating United States' Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, people in Madurai termed her winning as a victory of Tamils and expressed hope that India-US will become "even better" under her vice-presidency. Senator Kamala Harris, 56, who is of Indian origin, has become first-ever woman vice president-elect of United States.

Elated over Kamala's victory, a villr said that people in Tamil Nadu are proud that a woman from India and Tamil Nadu was elected Vice President of United States.

" first woman to be elected Vice President of United States and first woman to be elected President of United States from Tamil Nadu are welcome. We are proud that a woman from India and Tamil Nadu was elected Vice President of United States. We hope that relationship between India and United States will be even better with election of a female Vice President of Indian descent," Kalamegam said.

Speaking to ANI, Kalamegam congratulated her on her excellent service as Vice President, "We see this as a victory for Tamils and congratulate her on her excellent service as Vice President," he added. In sync with same sentiment, ar villr said that Tamil langu is becoming extinct in India but it is gratifying that a woman of Tamil descent has been elected as Vice President of United States.

"I am happy that a woman of Tamil descent has been elected Vice President of United States. Tamil langu is becoming extinct in India but it is gratifying that a woman of Tamil descent has been elected Vice President of United States," Sankar said.

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Earlier in day, residents of Thulasendrapuram vill in Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu made yet ar 'rangoli' to congratulate Democratic Vice-Presidential elect, Kamala Harris, following her victory in US Elections 2020. residents of vill also put up posters of Harris, burst firecrackers and distributed sweets to celebrate her win. Thulasendrapuram vill is ancestral vill of Kamala Harris as her maternal grandfar was born re.

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Biden-Harris win US Elections 2020 

After four days of vote counting, Democratic minee Joe Biden was elected 46th US President on Saturday (local time) with 284 electoral college votes, along with vice presidential-elect Kamala Harris. This came after Biden's victory in Pennsylvania which took his past 270 electoral college votes that he needed to win. Despite close call - Georgia, Nevada, Arizona and Pennsylvania turned out to be four swing states that helped Biden secure win. He also won 50.6 per cent popular votes amassing 7,48,47,834 ballots.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will formally assume office in January 2021. Biden's running mate and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has w made history by becoming first woman, first woman of colour and first woman of South-Asian origin to become Vice-President of United States. This isn't first time Democratic VP elect Harris has made history. She made history earlier by becoming first Asian-American to be chosen as a Democratic vice presidential minee. Several world leaders have taken opportunity to congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as ir supporters across US have taken to streets to celebrate victory.

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(With Inputs from ANI)