‘Gives hope’: Rahul Gandhi, Mehbooba Mufti congratulate Joe Biden after US election win

Congratulatory messages poured in for Joe Biden from Indian leaders, together with Congress’ Rahul Gandhi and Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti, as he secured his place within the White House on Saturday night, defeating Donald Trump. Gandhi and Mufti had been among the many first to want Biden good luck for the presidency.

“Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden. I’m confident that he will unite America and provide it with a strong sense of direction,” Rahul Gandhi tweeted. He additionally tweeted to Kamala Harris and mentioned that her victory makes Indians proud that the primary girl to function the vice chairman of the US traces her roots to India.

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Mehbooba Mufti congratulated Biden and mentioned that the Democratic Party’s win gave everybody hope that proper wing extremism will in the end be historical past. “Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden & Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris. Their win gives hope to rest of the world that right wing extremism & those who sow division & hatred will sooner or later be relegated to the pages of history like Donald Trump,” she tweeted.

Congress chief Shashi Tharoor applauded Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the win and mentioned that he was delighted to have a US vice-president who enjoys ‘idlis’ and makes ‘dosas’.

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“All Indian democrats will echo this sentiment as we join @RahulGandhi in applauding @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris. On a personal note, delighted to have a US V-P who enjoys idlis and makes dosas!” he tweeted.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah had one other as he tweeted, “To lose Bihar & the White House within days of each other would make for a pretty bad few days.”

“It’s pretty apt that Trump was at one of his golf courses when the election was called for @JoeBiden considering how much golf he’s played over the last 4 years. Now he’ll have all the time in the world to 🏌️‍♂️ (play golf),” he additional tweeted.