“Great to see Indian woman…I’m 1000 per cent in for her”: Salman Rushdie backs Kamala Harris

New York, July 30: Renowned author Salman Rushdie has backed US Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidential elections, saying it is great to see a “black and Indian” woman running for the White House.

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.

Calling 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.

“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.

He said he is “1000 per cent in for her.”

Last week, President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and nominated his deputy, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic nominee for the race.