El-Sayed, first Muslim US senator, touts Indian family ties

El-Sayed, first Muslim US senator, touts Indian family ties

Abdul El-Sayed, elected as the first Muslim US senator from Michigan, is married to Dr Sarah Jukaku, whose family migrated from Bhatkal in Karnataka. In a podcast, he joked about an uncle questioning his choice of an Indian wife, and said he considers himself "more Indian than Arab" after 20 years of marriage.

Source: WION

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