Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:45pm on 06 Nov 2026,Friday India Global
A resurfaced podcast clip featuring Michigan senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has gone viral after his victory in the November 3 US midterm elections. In the conversation, the Democrat recalled his Egyptian uncle questioning why he had married an Indian woman, Sarah Jukaku, when Egypt had 80 million people. El-Sayed responded humorously that India had a billion people, making his choice statistically likely. Sarah was born and raised in Michigan, but her family traces its roots to Bhatkal in Karnataka. Her grandfather, Jukaku Shamshuddin, served as deputy finance minister in the erstwhile Mysore State. El-Sayed married Sarah in May 2006, and they have two daughters. (PC: Reuters)
