Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and US Vice President Kamala Harris had a telephonic conversation on Thursday, sources said. Though the specifics of the conversation were not known, this comes in the run-up to the US presidential polls later this year.
There is talk in Democratic party circles that Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, could step in as a challenger to Donald Trump as questions remain over whether President Joe Biden should continue as the nominee for the November 5 presidential election.
A defiant Biden has insisted that he is “determined” and fit to seek re-election and defeat his Republican rival Trump.
Harris, 59, is the first woman, the first Black American, and the first South Asian American to be elected as US Vice President in 2020.
Meanwhile, Biden on Thursday said his deputy, Harris, is “qualified” to lead the country. At a high-stake Press conference here on Thursday, Biden said, “From the very beginning, I made no bones about that. She is qualified to be the president. That’s why I picked her.”
When asked about the reasons for this, he said “Firstly because of the way she’s handled the issue of freedom of women’s bodies, to have control of their bodies and secondly, her ability to handle almost any issue on the board.”