Kamala Harris Reflects on Ties With India, Recalls How Her Mother Wanted to Instill 'Love for Good Idli'
News 18Democratic vice-presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris, during her maiden address to the Indian-American community, reflected on her proud Indian heritage and recalled how her mother always wanted to instill in her a "love for good idli". Harris, 55, who is the first black to be selected as a vice-presidential candidate of a major party, took a trip down the memory lane, mentioning her "long walks" in Madras with her grandfather who would tell her about the "heroes" responsible for the birth of the world's largest democracy. I stand before you as the first candidate for vice president of the United States of South Asian descent," Harris said in her address organised by Indians for Biden National Council. And of course, she always wanted to instill in us, a love of good idli," Harris said.