<p>DMK President M K Stalin on Tuesday hailed the appointment of Celine Gounder in the Covid-19 Advisory Board of US President-elect Joe Biden, saying she was a "woman of Tamil origin."</p>.<p>The leader of the opposition in the state Assembly greeted Gounder on her appointment.</p>.<p>"Glad to hear about the appointment of Celine Gounder to President-Elect Joe Biden's National Pandemic Taskforce to combat Covid-19. Happy to hear about the appointment of a woman of Tamil origin to this crucial task force," he said in a Facebook post.</p>.<p>"Congratulations & best wishes," he added. </p>.<p>Gounder is one of the members of the Covid-19 task force that will guide Biden on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 2,36,000 lives in the US. Indian-American physician Dr Vivek Murthy is one of the three co-chairs of the task-force. </p>
<p>DMK President M K Stalin on Tuesday hailed the appointment of Celine Gounder in the Covid-19 Advisory Board of US President-elect Joe Biden, saying she was a "woman of Tamil origin."</p>.<p>The leader of the opposition in the state Assembly greeted Gounder on her appointment.</p>.<p>"Glad to hear about the appointment of Celine Gounder to President-Elect Joe Biden's National Pandemic Taskforce to combat Covid-19. Happy to hear about the appointment of a woman of Tamil origin to this crucial task force," he said in a Facebook post.</p>.<p>"Congratulations & best wishes," he added. </p>.<p>Gounder is one of the members of the Covid-19 task force that will guide Biden on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 2,36,000 lives in the US. Indian-American physician Dr Vivek Murthy is one of the three co-chairs of the task-force. </p>