Vikas Khanna on Kamala Harris: 'never thought I'd see a US-Indian on Presidential ticket'

As Indian-origin senator Kamala Harris was selected by Democratic presidential minee Joe Biden as his Vice-Presidential running mate, Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna has said that this is 'New America.' t only is Kamala Harris first black woman to compete on a major party's vice presidential ticket, but she is also first Indian-American in race. Khanna in a tweet on Wednesday said that he h never imagined that he would see an Indian-American on a ticket, despite staying in US for 20 years. 

In aftermath of George Floyd's killing, demands h grown for a woman of colour to be as V-P candidate for US elections due in vember this year. Finally, just days ahe of his virtual Democratic National Convention that would formally minate him as party’s candidate, Joe Biden anunced that Kamala Harris will be his running mate.

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Who is Kamala Harris?

Harris, 55, whose far was born in British Jamaica and mor was an Indian born in Chennai, is currently US Senator from California and often has been described as a trailblazer by former president Barack Obama. She was born in Oakland and grew up in Berkeley. After her parents divorced, she spent her high school years living in French-speaking Cana — her mor was teaching at McGill University in Montreal. In 2010, Harris became first black woman to be elected as California's Attorney General, overseeing country’s second-largest Justice Department, only behind US Department of Justice.

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Harris is kwn for many firsts. She has been a county district attorney; district attorney for San Francisco — first woman and first African-American and Indian-origin to be elected to position. She was also first female African-American and Indian-origin to become California’s attorney general. Harris became first Indian-origin and second African-American woman to join Senate, winning California seat vacated by Senator Barbara Boxer, who retired after 24 years. Harris held first event of her 2020 presidential campaign in Washington on landmark campus of Howard University, from which Harris earned an undergruate degree in 1986.

Harris h launched her own presidential campaign in January 2019. After initial few months, her campaign could t take off and by end of year, she withdrew from race. Early this year, she endorsed Biden for Presidentship and during primaries and pre-primary season, she did t have a good relationship with Biden; however, things improved grually. Criminal justice and legal rights were central to her campaign mes.

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