Kamala Harris' mention of 'chithis' fans interest in India


Kamala Harris' Indian background has received blanket media coverage in India. - AFP

NEW DELHI (The Straits Times/ANN): US Senator Kamala Harris further stoked interest in her Indian roots on Thursday (Aug 20) when she referred to her Tamil-born mother and "chithis" in her speech when she accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for vice president.

Chithis means aunts in Tamil.

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