Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu): Thulasenthirapuram, the ancestral village of United States Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s maternal household here, is all decked up for a celebration forward of her swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday.
Some folks within the village had been seen making “murukku”, a standard snack, to have a good time the event. Many had been seen cleansing the roads and even providing prayers for Kamala Harris on the village temple.
Speaking to ANI, Sivaranjani, one of the women making murukku, said, “Today, all the people in the village are very happy as our Kamala di is all set to become the Vice President of the United States. We all are very excited. She has surely inspired many women in the village.”
Every nook and corner of the village was decorated to give it a festive look.
Radhakrishnan, an old resident of the village, told ANI, “All the people of this village are very happy to know that our Kamala Harris who belongs to such a small village, has won the US Vice President race. We are celebrating it like a festival. I have offered prayers to God for Kamala Harris at the nearby temple. All of us in the village are busy with preparations.”
