For many Telugu families across India and the diaspora, the Vice President’s visit feels personal. He is family, by marriage and by sentiment. In a culture where familial relationships often eclipse formal titles, the idea that the second-most powerful man in America is married into a Telugu household brings with it a rare warmth—and a unique kind of pride.
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