Published 15:34 IST, August 12th 2020

'Wish grandma was here,' says Kamala Harris's niece as she celebrates Joe Biden's VP pick

Joe Biden's Vice President pick, US Senator Kamala Harris' niece says that she wishes her grandmother, Shyamala Gopalan, was alive to witness this day.

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Joe Biden's Vice President pick, US Senator Kamala Harris' niece Meena Harris took to Twitter wishing her grandmor, Shyamala Gopalan, was alive to witness this day. Seh tweeted soon after US Presidential candidate Joe Biden anunced Kamala Harris as his Vice-Presidential pick for 2020 US election. 

'Wish Grandma was here'

US Senator Kamala Harris' niece Meena Harris took to Twitter to express her joy as soon as Joe Biden anunced her aunt's name as his Vice Presidential pick for 2020 US elections. She got sentimental and tweeted that she wished her Grandma was here to this big day and even shed a few tears of joy. Harris family also raised a toast on this occasion. Check out her tweet.

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American actress, Vera Mindy Chokalingam, popularly kwn as Mindy Kaling, also took to Twitter to share her thoughts on this occasion. Calling it an exciting day, Mindy praised Kamala Harris's mination as a Democratic candidate for Vice President of United States. 

American author, activist, model, and television host, Padma Parvati Lakshmi Vaidyanathan, popularly kws as Padma Lakshmi shared a video on Twitter and called US Senator Kamala Harris as future Vice President. 

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Chef Vikas Khanna also took this opportunity to share ir moment of pride.


current US President, Donald Trump seems to be very unhappy with Joe Biden's choice and has taken this opportunity to slam Kamala Harris for her past statement and conduct. He also went on to call her a 'liar' and 'extraordinarily nasty'. He also pointed out that she has been disrespectful to Joe Biden in past and called her 'meanest' and 'most horrible' person.

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"I was surprised that Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris because she did so poorly," said US President Donald Trump.

More on Meena Harris

Meena Harris is Maya Harris' daughter and Kamala Harris' niece. Meena is an American lawyer and founder of 'Phemenal Woman Action Campaign'. She also wrote a children's book titled 'Kamala and Maya's Big Idea' which is based on stories of her mor and aunt. In her book, Meena has also shared stories on how Kamala and Maya Harris made a difference in society.
 

15:33 IST, August 12th 2020