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'Thrilled & happy': Aunt on Kamala Harris' Presidential nomination

Talking about Kamala Harris’ mother, Sarala Gopalan said her sister was very progressive and brave that some 60 years ago she went to the US alone to pursue her studies and make a name for herself.
Last Updated : 23 August 2024, 05:24 IST

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“She (Kamala) believes in family values. And I am proud to say that it Shyamala’s upbringing that brought Kamala where she is today. Kamala’s achievements make all of us proud. My sister would have been the happiest person to see this happen,” Sarala Gopalan added.

Talking about Kamala Harris’ mother, Sarala Gopalan said her sister was very progressive and brave that some 60 years ago she went to the US alone to pursue her studies and made a name for herself.

“We will certainly travel to the US to see her being sworn-in as the US President. It will be a proud moment for the entire family,” she added.

Kamala Harris’ grandfather P V Gopalan was an Indian diplomat. The US Vice-President had herself in the past recalled how the former had shaped her life and served as the greatest inspiration besides her mother Dr Shyamala Gopalan, who migrated to the US as a teenager to study medicine and rose to become a breast cancer specialist.

Dr Shyamala Gopalan married a Jamaican Donald Harris, and the couple had two daughters Kamala Harris and Maya Harris, a lawyer by profession. Kamala Harris and her sister would accompany Dr Shyamala Gopalan to Chennai often to meet their grandparents at their home in upscale Besant Nagar.

When Dr Shyamala Gopalan died in 2009, Kamala Harris flew down to Chennai to immerse her ashes in the Bay of Bengal and had remained in touch with her mother’s family.

The US Democratic Presidential hopeful had herself recalled her mother as “smart and fierce.” Since my sister is not alive today, “we will always be available for Kamala and Maya” whenever they need us, Dr Sarala Gopalan said.

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Published 23 August 2024, 05:24 IST

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