Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice-president nominee, took
to Twitter and extended her greeting on India’s Independence Day. India celebrated
its 74th Independence Day on Saturday. Harris is the first-ever woman from
Indian-American descent to be a Vice-Presidential nominee  from a major US political party.

“Reflecting on the
past 74 years, it’s remarkable how much progress our people have made in the
fight for justice,” said Harris in her tweet.

“I hope you’ll join me today in celebrating and then commit
to building an even better future,” the tweet from Harris further read.

Harris, whose father is from Jamaica and mother an Indian,
is the also the first-ever black woman on a major political party ticket to be a vice-presidential nominee.

Earlier on Saturday, speaking at the event “South Asian for
Biden”, Harris took a stroll down the memory lane and recalled how her she used
to take long walks with her grandfather in Chennai.

She also mentioned how her mother would work hard to instill
a love for idli in her and sister Maya.

Growing up, my mother would take my sister Maya and me back
to what was then called Madras because she wanted us to understand where she
had come from and where we had ancestry. And, of course, she always wanted to
instil in us, a love of good idli,” she said.

“In Madras, I would go on long walks with my
grandfather, who at that point was retired, and we take morning walks where I
pulled his hand and he would tell me about the heroes who are responsible for
the birth of the world’s biggest democracy, and he would explain that ‘tt’s on
us to pick up where they left off’. Those lessons are a big reason why I am
where I am today,” Harris added.

Early this week, Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden
announced Harris as his running mate in the US presidential election that is due
to be held on November 3.