Tamil Nadu CM hails Kamala Harris' 'astounding victory'

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Sunday greeted US President-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris and particularly recalled her Tamil Nadu roots.

Democrat Joe Biden on Saturday defeated incumbent Republican US President Donald Trump in closely-fought US presidential elections.

In a tweet, Palaniswami expressed joy over Harris becoming first woman to be elected as vice-president of US following her "astounding victory." "My heartfelt congratulations to @JoeBiden who has been elected as 46th president of United States," he said.

"I'm extremely glad that @KamalaHarris is first woman to be elected as Vice President of US. She has made Tamil Nadu proud with this astounding victory.

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Harris, California Senator, had been earlier picked by Biden as her running mate.

Her grandfar P V Gopalan, a former civil servant, hails from Thulasenthirapuram in Tiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu and small vill had been praying for her elevation.

DMK President M K Stalin, while greeting both Biden and Harris, said he was "pleased" US people had chosen a woman with "Tamil herit" as ir next vice-president.

"Congratulations to President-Elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris of USA." "Especially pleased that American people have chosen a woman with Tamil herit as ir next Vice-President in this historic election.#USPresidentialElections2020," Stalin, Leader of Opposition in state Assembly, said in a tweet.

Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader and independent legislator T T V Dhinakaran also greeted Harris.

"Let her actions be a matter of pride t just for Thulasenthirapuram, but all Tamils," he said on Twitter while extending his greetings to Harris on her elevation.

PMK founder S Ramadoss also extended his greetings to Biden and Harris.

Referring to Harris' Tamil Nadu connections, he wished this would help in "constructive growth" of Indo-US relations.

(Im: PTI)