Told Kamala to keep doing what she does, says uncle

January 20, 2021 20:39

With US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the brink of scripting history, her maternal uncle Gopalan Balachandran on Wednesday said he spoke to her ahead of the inauguration in Washington and told her to "keep doing what you do" without getting bothered by others.

Delhi-based Balachandran said he was feeling "proud and hearty", and asserted that the new US administration led by President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Harris will also signify beginning of a "period of course correction".

Joe Biden is all set to be sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday.

Harris, 56, who is of Indian origin, will carve a name for herself in the history books, when she will be sworn-in as the first-ever woman vice president of the US at the august ceremony of the inauguration.

She would also be the first Indian-origin, first Black and first South Asian American vice president of the country.

"I am feeling very hearty and happy for my niece, and she has earned this historic moment," Balachandran said.

Describing the recent storming of the US Capitol by protestors as "unfortunate", he also asserted that the "Biden-Harris administration would signify beginning of a period of course correction".

Asked, if he has spoken to her ahead of the inauguration ceremony, he said, "Yes, I did speak to her, and all I told her to keep doing what she does, and not get bothered by what others say. She is also feeling very happy and elated as she prepares to assume the mantle of a US vice president."

-- PTI

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