Snippets of Harris’ memories from India and her childhood while being raised by a Hindu mother are being published widely in Western media.
But #YoKamalaSoIndian is trending on Twitter as Indians wonder how Indian Joe Biden's running mate Kamala Harris really is.
A New York Times report, published on Sunday, said one of Harris' brightest childhood memory was walking down the beach in Besant Nagar in Chennai with her maternal grandfather P V Gopalan. In the same article she shared that during her election for California Attorney General, she asked her aunt to break coconuts for good luck at a Hindu temple.
While Harris has been known as a black politician who has lived an African American life, highlights from her “Indian life” have turned netizens creative. They are sharing hilarious memes on all the things that Harris must have done to call herself an Indian.