Washington: Celebrations of Diwali have started from the historic ‘Times Square’ in America. US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump celebrated the Festival of Lights at their respective residences on Friday. Eminent Indian-Americans from across the country have started reaching the US capital from Thursday night. It looks like the Biden administration and members of parliament are going to celebrate Diwali for a week.
Harris and her husband on Friday invited eminent Indian-Americans, diplomats, and members of the administration to the Vice President’s residence for Diwali celebrations. US President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden have invited Indian Americans to the White House on Monday to celebrate Diwali celebrations. Foreign Minister Antony Blinken is organizing another Diwali celebration with the diplomatic community at the Ministry of External Affairs on 26 October.
Diwali is also being celebrated in the US capital Washington, in which eminent lawmakers are attending as usual. On Friday, around 200 Indian-American members of the Republican Hindu Coalition will attend an event at Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. The nighttime event will see dances to Bollywood songs and Indian cuisine for the guests.
Both Harris and Trump are expected to address the Indian community at their respective residences. Biden and Blinken are expected to do the same. Politicians are looking to attract the attention of influential Indian Americans by celebrating Diwali, which falls just two weeks before the crucial mid-term election. Diwali celebrations this year began on October 15 with an event at the historic ‘Times Square’ attended by the city’s Mayor Eric Adams, Senate Majority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer, and India’s Consul General in New York Randhir Jaiswal.
