Hindus In South India Pray For Kamala Harris' Victory In The US Presidential Election

Kamala Harris. (Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore)

JAKARTA - The pulsator of Hinduism in southern India prayed for Kamala Harris' victory, when the United States began presidential elections on Tuesday.

Kamala Harris, a presidential candidate from the Democratic Party paired with Team Walz, will compete with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump who is paired with JD Vance.

Harris was the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, with her mother who was born in Tamil Nadu State before moving to the US for a doctoral program.

Harris has shared memories of his childhood while visiting his grandfather in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu and has spoken about how his Indian heritage has affected his life and career.

"Our leader of Indian and Tamil descent, Kamala Harris, will participate in the presidential election. Of course, he will win the election," said Ballu, founder of the Hindu group Anushanath's Anukragni Organization, in Madurai City, Tamil Nadu, according to a video broadcast by Reuters and ANI News.

In the videos, Harris's face banners are displayed alongside Hindu god statues, with religious leaders offering prayers and flower petals to the statues.

Many Americans are of Indian descent excited after Harris became a new Democratic candidate, with national organizers and grassroots from the community citing a wave of support for Harris' campaign within weeks of announcing his candidacy.

It is known that Harris and Trump need 270 electoral votes out of a total of 538 electoral votes up for grabs to win the White House seat.

Quoted from The New York Times, Harris is estimated to have secured 226 electoral votes, while Trump has 219 electoral votes. Harris is expected to need an additional 44 electoral votes, while Trump will need 51 electoral votes if he wants to win the 47th presidential election contest for Uncle Sam's country.

Citing VOA, the latest New York Times/Sienna College poll shows Harris and Trump are competing in seven states, with a margin of error of 3.5 percent poll results. Harris is a narrow lead in Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin. Trump is narrowly ahead in Arizona. The two are competing in Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania.