Netizens guess how 'desi' Kamala Harris is with hilarious #YoKamalaSoIndian memes

The United States Senator Kamala Harris’ has been nominated as the Democratic Vice President nominee in the 2020 election. She had recently revealed that she is half Indian and was advised by her aunt to break open a coconut for good luck during the California attorney general election in 2010. This piece of information sent netizens into a frenzy on Twitter where they started a meme fest about how ‘desi’ Kamala Harris would be.

Meme fest on Kamala Harris' Indian heritage

Kamala Harris is an African-American with Indian heritage as her mother is an Indian and her father is a Jamaican. When Kamala Harris revealed her conversation with her aunt about breaking a coconut in for good luck, numerous Indians could relate to her. As it is very common in India to break a coconut when they are doing something auspicious.

Later, netizens started stating several stereotypes and made jokes about how Kamala Harris would be doing all these because of her Indian roots. Check out some of the hilarious memes and jokes.

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Some fans made memes about how Kamala Harris would be doing certain things which are commonly found at homes of the Indians or are done by Indians very commonly. This included things like using every bit of any product, such as toothpaste. They also made jokes on using cookie containers for storing items like thread and needles and other sewing material. Check it out below.

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Some netizens made jokes on how Indian parents always have very high expectations from their kids and how they are always comparing their kids with others. Several netizens made memes about how some ‘desi’ parents are always competing and are never happy with their child’s achievements. Check out some of the tweets below.

Certain netizens made jokes on how Indians try to spend less money. Several netizens joked about how Indian always convert the currency to Indian rupees before purchasing something. Several joked about how Indians try to make things look new till a very long time, and therefore do not remove the covers from their newly purchased items. Check out some of the tweets below.

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The Vice President of the US is the second-highest officer in the executive branch after the President of the US. The VP is also an officer in the legislative branch and is empowered to preside over Senate deliberations. Kamala Harris is the presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee in the 2020 election.

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