Biden jokes about possible India connection in meeting with PM Modi
The Hindu
The President recalls the incidenthe was asked about if he has any relatives in India. when he toured in Mumbai as the ice President in 2013
US. President Joe Biden on Friday, September 24, 2021 pleasantly spoke about his possible India connection during his , recalling a story about a man with the Biden surname writing to him when he was first elected as a Senator in 1972.
Recalling the incident when he was in Mumbai as the US vice president in 2013, Mr. Biden said that he was asked about if he .
"I said I'm not sure but when I was elected as a 29-year-old kid in 1972, before I was sworn in, I got a letter from a person named Biden, last name, from Mumbai. I was never able to follow up," he said.
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