Villagers watch results of US elections on a television in Thulasendrapuram, the ancestral village of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, in Tamil Nadu state, India, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
PETALING JAYA: There were conflicting emotions at two tiny villages in rural India that had skin in the game in the 2024 US election.
AFP reported that it was joy and celebration for the villagers of Vadluru, who celebrated that their descendant would be the next "Second Lady", hoping to benefit from her success.