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    Kamala Harris’s ancestral village in India gets festive as Biden leads count

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    Kamala Harris’s ancestral village in India gets festive as Biden leads count

    Thulasendrapuram has been decked out in posters of Harris, with prayers offered at the loc


    Published:  November 06, 2020 14:04 Reuters  and  Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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    Thulasendrapuram, India: Villagers in the Indian ancestral home of Kamala Harris painted slogans on roads wishing her victory on Thursday, as Joe Biden, her Democrat running mate in the US presidential election, moved closer to the White House. Image Credit: AFP
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    Thulasendrapuram, located about 320 km (200 miles) south of Chennai, is where Harris's maternal grandfather was born more than a century ago. Image Credit: AP
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    "From yesterday, we are excited about the final result," said Abirami, a resident of the village. "Now, we are hearing positive news. We are waiting to celebrate her victory." Many of her neighbours watched updates from the count on their mobile phones. Image Credit: ANI
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    The lush, green village in the south of the country has also been decked out in posters of Harris, with prayers offered at the local Hindu temple. Image Credit: AP
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    Villagers pose for photographs after making a Kolam, a traditional art work using colored powder, wishing success for U.S. democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris in Thulasendrapuram village, south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India Image Credit: AP
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    Villagers stand after making a Kolam, a traditional art work using colored powder, wishing success for U.S. democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris in Thulasendrapuram village, south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. Image Credit: AP
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    Biden leads the count and has predicted he will win but closely contested states - including Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina - were still tallying votes, leaving the election outcome uncertain. Image Credit: ANI
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    Harris's grandfather P.V. Gopalan and his family moved to Chennai nearly 90 years ago. He retired there as a high-ranking government official. Image Credit: AP
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    Members of the Vandayar family sit in the living area of their ancestral house with other villagers next to the placards featuring US democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris Image Credit: AP
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    An Indian girl sits in the lap of an elderly woman next to a placard featuring US democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris at the ancestral house of the Vandayar family. Image Credit: AP
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    Harris, who was born to an Indian mother and a Jamaican father who both immigrated to the United States to study, visited Thulasendrapuram when she was five and has repeatedly recalled walks with her grandfather on the beaches of Chennai. Image Credit: AP
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    A placard featuring US democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris is placed on a dressing table below the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the ancestral house of the Vandayar family. Image Credit: AP
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