Washington

New York State Senator Kevin Thomas joined US Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff at their Diwali celebrations on Wednesday.

It was an honor to celebrate Diwali with VP Kamala Harris in D.C. tonight. May your Diwali be free from darkness and abundant with light. Happy Diwali!! New York State Senator Thomas posted on social media platform X.

Addressing the event, Harris said that the festival of Diwali is being celebrated at a time when there is a lot happening in the world.

She said, We celebrate Diwali at a time when there is a lot happening in the world. And I think it’s important that as we celebrate Diwali which is about celebrating the light we understand, it is always the context of understanding…and there is certainly a difficult in the dark moment we are facing…in particular the reports coming out of Israel and Gaza and I know for all of us it’s devastating and Heartbreaking, according to source.

President Joe Biden and I are working to support Israel’s right to defend itself, she added, saying It is critically important that we celebrate something like Diwali ..it is also about shedding light, and also about speaking truth she added.

Indian-American entrepreneur Ajay Jain Bhutoria was also present at the event.

Taking to X, he posted pictures of the Diwali celebrations and said that he is honoured to join Harris on the occasion.

Honored to join VP Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff at their Diwali celebration.