When none other than the candidate for the vice-president of the United States, Kamala Harris publicly invoked her Tamil roots by referring to her uncles and her ‘chithis’ (aunts in Tamil), Tamils worldwide couldn’t stop writing each other long email chithis. Already posters of Harris have appeared in Tamil Nadu, some of them depicting Dravida ancestors Jayalalithaa and MGR showering blessings on the US VP candidate. Tamil Nadu is thousands of miles from Washington but Tamils are proud they have their very own American amma. Kamal ka phool may not have conquered Tamil Nadu, but Harris’s growing legions of fans have become Kamala ke fools.
Apart from Tamil Nadu, other Indian states are also staking a claim to international leadership. Maharashtra Read More
