Meet Usha Chilukuri Vance

US Senator JD Vance, who Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump chose as his running mate, has credited his Hindu wife Usha Chilukuri Vance for shaping his personal and spiritual life.

In an interview with Fox News, he explained how his Indian-origin wife's Hindu faith had been instrumental in helping him navigate challenges and reconcile his Catholic beliefs.

He revealed he was raised Christian but never baptised.

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The couple met at Yale Law School and married in Kentucky in 2014.

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They had two ceremonies - a traditional wedding ceremony and a separate Hindu ceremony conducted by a Hindu priest, honouring Usha's Hindu heritage. They have three children - Ewan, 6, Vivek, 4, and Mirabel, 2.

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In a post on Truth Social on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Trump said that after “lengthy deliberation and thought”, and considering the talent of others in the party, he had decided that Vance was best suited to become vice president.

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