Watch: Kamala Harris addresses her ‘chithis’ in her speech, sends Twitter into a frenzy
‘My heart is so full right now.’
"She raised us to be proud, strong Black women, and she raised us to know and be proud of our Indian heritage," Kamala Harris said during her #DemConvention speech, speaking warmly of her late mother and emphasizing the importance of family pic.twitter.com/wgLk6PODY1
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 20, 2020
Emphasising the importance of family in her life, United States senator and Democrat vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris used the Tamil word “chithi” during her speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. The word means “aunt” in Tamil, and Harris’s public acknowledgement of her Indian roots has brought great cheer to the community.
I literally have tears in my eyes. @KamalaHarris just said “chithis” which means auntie. My heart is so full right now
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) August 20, 2020
Kamala Harris used chithi in her DNCC speech, Tamilians RISE UP!!!!!!
— Minu (@MinuNagash) August 20, 2020
Watching Kamala Harris speak with such pride about her South Indian mom, while I sit next to my Amma, and my nephew who calls me Chithi, is so special. https://t.co/hLMNKrBBte
— Aarthi Gunasekaran (@aarthikaran) August 20, 2020
Me when Kamala Harris said Chithi on national television pic.twitter.com/m3A3iwOpLU
— Ebenezer (@EbbyBhaskaran) August 20, 2020
Millions of Americans are googling “chithi,” so next time someone @ me that Kamala Harris isn’t proud of her Indian heritage... 💪🏽
— Vipin Narang (@NarangVipin) August 20, 2020
"Family is chithi ...." -Kamala Harris
— Senthil Rajasekharan (@sprcmdysenthil) August 20, 2020
"chithi" is Tamil for aunty. #tamil
Here’s Harris’s full speech.
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