Kamala Harris Said 'Chithi' During Her Speech as VP Candidate And Tamilians Can't Keep Calm

Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president, making her the first black woman on a major party’s White House ticket. Harris used the Tamil word, ‘chithis.’ The word which translates to ‘aunt’ sent Americans Google-ing what it meant, and for Indian-Americans and Tamilians watching from around the world, it came as a pleasant surprise – the first time someone spoke Tamil during an US Democratic speech. I’m hearing Tamil on the TV and it is coming from the VP nominee of the US of the A.— Shri August 20, 2020 Millions of Americans are googling “chithi,” so next time someone @ me that Kamala Harris isn’t proud of her Indian heritage… 💪🏽— Vipin Narang August 20, 2020 Wow, I heard “Chithi” during a convention speech in the US. #Tamil— Karthee Madasamy August 20, 2020 “Family…is my chithis” – Kamala HarrisEvery Tamilian signs up to vote — Anand Raghuraman August 20, 2020 Shoutout to all the chithis!!! My heart is so full right now— Padma Lakshmi August 20, 2020 When @KamalaHarris gave a shout-out to her “chittis” ……It was– I’m pretty sure– the first time that #Tamil has been spoken at a US political convention.— Jonah Blank August 20, 2020 Kamala Harris used chithi in her DNCC speech, Tamilians RISE UP!!!!!