<p class="bodytext">Kamala Harris's Indian uncle plans to visit the United States to congratulate her once he receives a Covid-19 vaccine, he said on Thursday, after his niece became the first woman, Black American and Asian American to hold the office of vice president.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The political success of Harris, the daughter of an Indian cancer researcher and a Jamaican father, has been widely celebrated in India.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/kamala-harriss-indian-family-counts-on-her-becoming-president-941612.html">Kamala Harris's Indian family counts on her becoming President</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Her maternal uncle, Gopalan Balachandran, is a senior defence scholar who lives in Delhi. He said he was happy to hear Harris mention her mother in her speeches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"She is a good speaker. She didn't throw any surprise, she mentioned her mother which she does often. I was happy about that," Balachandran told Reuters partner ANI.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 79-year-old, who had wanted to attend Wednesday's pared-down inauguration in Washington, added that he would like to celebrate with her in person once it was safe to travel.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/your-continued-faith-in-me-has-brought-me-to-this-moment-harris-credits-her-indian-mother-941571.html">'Your continued faith in me has brought me to this moment,' Harris credits her Indian mother</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Harris's parents met in California, where they had gone to study in the 1960s.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Indian media celebrated her rise to power as another sign of the success of Indians abroad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The <em>Times of India</em> said Harris had beaten sexism and racism to make history.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Kamala Harris's Indian uncle plans to visit the United States to congratulate her once he receives a Covid-19 vaccine, he said on Thursday, after his niece became the first woman, Black American and Asian American to hold the office of vice president.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The political success of Harris, the daughter of an Indian cancer researcher and a Jamaican father, has been widely celebrated in India.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/kamala-harriss-indian-family-counts-on-her-becoming-president-941612.html">Kamala Harris's Indian family counts on her becoming President</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Her maternal uncle, Gopalan Balachandran, is a senior defence scholar who lives in Delhi. He said he was happy to hear Harris mention her mother in her speeches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"She is a good speaker. She didn't throw any surprise, she mentioned her mother which she does often. I was happy about that," Balachandran told Reuters partner ANI.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 79-year-old, who had wanted to attend Wednesday's pared-down inauguration in Washington, added that he would like to celebrate with her in person once it was safe to travel.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/your-continued-faith-in-me-has-brought-me-to-this-moment-harris-credits-her-indian-mother-941571.html">'Your continued faith in me has brought me to this moment,' Harris credits her Indian mother</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Harris's parents met in California, where they had gone to study in the 1960s.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Indian media celebrated her rise to power as another sign of the success of Indians abroad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The <em>Times of India</em> said Harris had beaten sexism and racism to make history.</p>