Updated July 23rd 2024, 17:29 IST
US Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, on Sunday announced that she will run for presidency after her boss President Joe Biden announced that he would not seek re-election in the November general elections and instead endorsed her to be the party’s nominee. Harris was soon endorsed by several top Democratic leaders.
An old post shared by Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat is going viral on social media in which the Murder star had called Harris "could be US President" back in 2009.
Back in 2009, Mallika Sherawat expressed her excitement after meeting the current US Vice President Kamala Harris. She wrote on social media on June 23, 2009, "Having fun at a fancy event with a woman who they say could be US President, Kamala Harris. Chicks rule! (sic). This post has now resurfaced on X.
Reportedly, Mallika had shared this now-viral post when Harris was the District Attorney of San Francisco. She had also posted a picture with her from the event. After the post caught the attention of netizens, leading to a blow-up in the media, Mallika also posted one of the articles detailing this coincidence.
Come November, Kamala Harris will look to script history in US politics by becoming the first female president of the country. Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, has received the backing from more than the 1,976 pledged delegates needed to win the Democratic Party’s nomination on the first ballot.
“I look forward to formally accepting the nomination soon,” Harris, 59, said in a statement late Monday, a day after President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the race for the White House on November 5 and endorsed Harris.
Published July 23rd 2024, 17:13 IST