Chennai-based maternal aunt of US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Dr Sarala Gopalan, is elated over her niece's feat and now hopes to attend her swearing-inceremony.
The jubilant veteran doctor said on Sunday that she couldn't speak to Harris on Saturday as she spent the entire day waiting for the announcement on her victory.
"How do you think I should feel about her victory. I feel very happy," a proud Gopalan, a senior consultant at the Voluntary Health Services, said.
"I was waiting for the announcement till late in the night... I felt tired and had to retire for the night," she added.
"Hopefully," was her response when asked if she would attend the swearing-in ceremony of her niece in the US.
The 56-year-old Harris, California senator, was picked by US president-elect Joe Biden as his running mate in August.
She is the first woman, Black, Indian-American vice president-elect and has her roots in Tamil Nadu.
-- PTI
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