Vice President Harris' Family in India Where COVID Rages
Voice of America
G. Balachandran turned 80 this spring — a milestone of a birthday in India, where he lives. If not for the coronavirus pandemic, he would have been surrounded by family members who gathered to celebrate with him.
But with the virus ravaging his homeland, Balachandran had to settle for congratulatory phone calls. Including one from his rather famous niece: Vice President Kamala Harris. The retired academic said he cannot have such an elaborate function during a Zoom interview Thursday from his home in New Delhi. Harris' uncle says he spoke with the vice president and her husband, Doug Emhoff, for quite a while. To close out the conversation, Harris assured him she'd take care of his daughter — her cousin — who lives in Washington.
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