Ahead of the US presidential election (November 5, 2024), desi fans of both Kamala Harris, the Democratic hopeful, and Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, have engaged in ritualistic warfare, hoping their preferred candidate wins. While prayers were conducted at the ancestral village of US Vice President Kamala Harris at Thulasendrapuram in Tamil Nadu, Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s acolytes held puja in New Delhi. The Trump pooja ceremony had priests chanting prayers for the victory of the former US president.
The gathered devotees held placards of Donald Trump, while another poster featured some of the top allies of the billionaire presidential candidate, including Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, among others. One large portrait of Donald Trump had tilak and garlands wrapped around. Swami Vedmurstinand Saraswati, one of the priests who performed the ceremony, remarked that Trump is the answer to world peace.
From Delhi: Prayers for the victory of Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/5QS2mtJArt — Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) November 3, 2024 #WATCH | Prayers offered for the victory of US Presidential candidate #KamalaHarris at her ancestral village, Thulasendrapuram, #TamilNadu Follow our coverage on https://t.
co/avtyLpLMW7 pic.twitter.com/jxAhl5B4k9 — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) November 5, 2024 Meanwhile, the desi internet erupted in hilarious memes, even as netizens took a dig at the bizarre event.
Some dubbed it an international embarrassment, and others blamed unemployment a.
