International desk: Donald Trump is going to sit in the US legislature again. And so the Republican camp is elated. Just then, there is no end of happiness in the small Andhra village located at a distance of 13,500 km from the White House.
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They are also dancing to Trump's victory. Because the ancestral home of Usha Vance, wife of Trump's running mate or future Vice President JD Vance, is there. If all goes well, she is going to be the 'Second Lady' of the United States.
JD Vance's wife Usha Chilukuri Vance also has Indian yoga. Much like opposition Democrat leader and outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris.
38-year-old Usha's parents immigrated to the United States from India. Born and raised in suburban San Diego, California, Usha was once a registered Democrat voter. His ancestral home is Vadaluru village in Andhra Pradesh.
The village is 13,450 km away from the White House in Washington DC, USA. Villagers here prayed for Trump's victory. Lighting a candle in front of the idol of Lord Ganesha in the temple, temple priest Apaji said, 'We hope Usha will do something for the good of the village from a place of responsibility towards her roots. And it would be great to do that.' Village resident Srinivasa Raju (53) said, 'We are happy. We support Trump.'
Another resident of the village, Venkata Ramanay, 70, said, 'Every Indian, not just me, we every Indian citizen is proud of Usha. Because, he is of Indian origin. We hope he will work for the betterment of the village.'
He added, 'We have already seen Trump's regime...very good. During Trump's presidency, relations between Indians and Americans were very good.'
Usha Vance's great-grandfather lived in Valduru. Once left the village and moved to Chennai city. His father Chilukuri Radhakrishnan spent his childhood and adolescence there. He then moved to the United States for higher education.
Usha never visited her village. Priest Apaji said that his father came to the village three years ago. Then see the condition of the temple.
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Not much information is available about what Usha's father Radhakrishnan did after moving to the United States. But the TV drama based on JD Vance's memoir 'Hillbilly Elegy' says he came to America 'empty'.
Usha is a devout Hindu. He studied at Yale and Cambridge universities. Married JD Vance in Kentucky in 2014. The couple has three children.