New York: Just months ahead of the US Presidential Elections 2024, renowned author Salman Rushdie extended his support to US Vice President Kamala Harris and said it is great to see a “black and Indian” woman running for the White House. Calling Harris’ rival, former President Donald Trump, a “hollow man without a single noble quality”, the Booker Prize-winning author said the alternative can’t be allowed to happen.
Rushdie was speaking at a virtual event named ‘South Asian Men for Harris’, which was attended by scores of leading names from the Indian-American community
“It’s a critical moment…I am a boy from Bombay, and it’s great to see an Indian woman running for the White House. My wife is African American, so we like the fact that there is a black and Indian woman running for the White House,” he said at the event.
He further said that Harris entering the presidential race has ‘transformed’ American politics in the last week.
“Something very extraordinary, transformative has happened in American politics. In just under a week, the conversation has entirely changed with the arrival of Kamala Harris’ candidacy…it has happened in the most joyful way,” Rushdie added.
Weighing his support for the first Indian-American Vice President, the Indian-born British author further said he is “1000 per cent in for her.”
“We have to make that work, because, we can’t allow the alternative to happen…this hollow man without a single noble quality trying to drag this country towards authoritarianism. That cannot happen. Kamala, I believe, is the person, who can prevent it…I am right in 1000 per cent in for her,” Rushdie further said.
Last week, President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and nominated his deputy, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic nominee for the race.
(With Inputs From ANI)
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