In April 2013 I wrote a post about Mr. Sri Srinivasan and Ms. Kamala Harris. I would like to rehash here for the benefit of our new readers.
Kamala Devi Harris is California’s Attorney General. She will be running for Senator from California in the coming general election. She is favored to win and become a Senator.
She is the daughter of Dr. Shyamala Gopalan, a breast cancer specialist, who emigrated from Chennai, India. Her dad is Dr. Donald Harris, a professor at Stanford University. When she was young, Kamala Harris learned Bharathnatyam and Carnatic Music. She understands Tamil. Ms. Harris is 52 years old.
Padmanabhan Srikanth Srinivasan (Sri Srinivasan) is a United States Circuit Court Judge. He is a potential candidate to be nominated as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He is likely to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away recently. Mr. Srinivasan is 49 years old and from Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. He was born in Chandigarh.
Within the next 25 years, Kamala Harris has the potential to become President of the United States. And, Sri Srinivasan is likely to become the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Here is my day dreaming. When Kamala Harris takes the oath of office of the President of United States, it will be administered by the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Sri Srinivasan.
Since they both know Tamil and their mother tongue is Tamil, why not take the oath in Tamil instead of English.
I showed a draft of this to a friend of mine. That friend asked me who is going to translate what they say in Tamil. I replied: That is not my problem.
So they understand Tamil and know Tamil, Can they talk in Tamil too?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Dee. Can they talk Tamil too? That's a good question. (If someone says "that's a good question", it means they do not know the answer.)
ReplyDeleteTo avoid controversy, they might as well plan to take oath in a neutral language. How about French? :)
ReplyDeleteDestination Infinity
Thanks for your comments Rajesh. Good idea but not the right language. The preferred language should be Spanish. Spanish speaking population is increasing at a faster speed in the United States. The street signs, the election materials, driving tests, and so many others are already in Spanish language. In another 30 years, Spanish speaking people will be in the majority in the USA. Plus, USA has no official language as of now.
DeleteNo harm in dreaming! Our best wishes!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Sandhya. I am glad you liked this.
DeleteThe "Tamizhan" in me was jumping in glee... I wish that your dream come true...
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Satya. Tamizhan enru sollada thalai nimirndhu nillada.
DeleteSrikant & his mom savithri are viral on WhatsApp here because of his oath taking with his hands on Bhagavad Gita. Nice post SG...got to know ms. Kamala Harris too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Asha. I am glad you liked this post.
DeleteEven I have the same question - can they talk in Tamil? I notice most people who grow up in US forget their mother tongue :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Ash. I do not think Kamala Harris can speak Tamil. But Mr. Srinivasan can.
DeleteGood to know about Indian achievers in the U.S. Had read recently about Tulasi, an inspirational Gita devotee in the U.S.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Sindhu. Ms. Tulsi Gabbard is liked by many people in the USA. She is also an inspirational Gita devotee. Just FYI. She is not an Indian origin person. She converted to Hinduism.
DeleteSeeking India outside India, good one. There is no dearth of Indian origin achievers.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you think, I mean day dream :)
ReplyDeleteAha! Very good desire. SG will translate that to English, won't you?
ReplyDeleteOf course Mother India has some gems in her collection, though the lustre is being enjoyed abroad.
Good info.