US VP-elect Kamala Harris' ancestral village Tiruvarur celebrates her triumph with rangoli

residents of Thulasendrapuram vill in Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nu me 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. 

"Pride of Our Vill"

colourful 'rangoli' me by women in Thulasendrapuram to congratulate Kamala Harris res 'Congratulations Kamla Harris, pride of our vill' and 'Vanakkam America'. On or hand, Tamil Nu State Minister R Kamaraj visited native vill of Kamala Harris, Thulasendrapuram, to offer prayers at local temple for her victory in US elections 2020. Speaking to ANI, Kamaraj said, "A woman hailing from this small vill w holds one of highest positions in US. It's a proud moment."

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Since beginning, residents Tamil Nu's Thulasendrapuram vill are rooting and praying for Kamala Harris. locals h also me a 'rangoli' earlier to show ir support for Harris which re, 'We pray for Kamala Harris' and h a thumbs-up symbol. y h also put up several hoardings and photographs of Kamala Harris, wishing her luck. locals also believed that after winning elections Kamala will come to meet m. On vember 3, villrs offered prayers at local temple to pray for her victory in 2020 US elections. A local said, "She is a big inspiration. younger generation understands significance of her win in world's biggest ecomy, being vice president of such a big country will be a prideful moment for Indians itself."

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Biden-Harris win US Elections 2020 

After 4 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, Neva, Arizona and Pennsylvania turned out to be four swing states that helped Biden secure win. He also won 50.6% popular votes amassing 7,48,47,834 ballots.

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will formally assume office in January 2021. Biden's running mate and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has w me 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 me history. She me history earlier by becoming first Asian-American to be chosen as a Democratic vice presidential minee. Several world leers 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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More on Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris is an Indian-American born to mor Shyamala Gopalan, who emigrated to America from India, and far Donald Harris who was a British Jamaica-born professor of ecomics at Stanford University. Her full name is Kamala Devi Harris. She has a sister, Maya Lakshmi Harris, who is an American lawyer, public policy vocate and a television commentator. As a child, Harris went to a black Baptist church as well as a Hindu temple. Kamala's mor, Shyamala Gopalan was daugh of a high-ranking civil servant PV Gopalan and was born in Chennai. Kamala's maternal grandfar was born in Thulasendrapuram which is located about 320 km south of Chennai.

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(With inputs from ANI & AP)