PHILADELPHIA: A teenaged Indian-American girl became the youngest delegate at the Democratic National Convention at Philadelphia where Hillary Clinton was made the official presidential candidate.
Sruthi Palaniappan, 18, from Cedar Rapids, is a student of the Harvard University and a big supporter of Clinton. Making history along with the new female presidential hopeful, Sruti was given an opportunity to represent Iowa during roll call votes. "I am extremely thankful for the surreal opportunity to have represented the Iowa delegation as a roll call speaker and to have been a part of the historic nomination process of our next president," she said. "We really do need to unite together in order to defeat the Republican nominee (Donald Trump). If we let Donald Trump take over the presidency, really terrible things will take our county several steps back," Sruthi was quoted as saying to a local media source.
Writing a Facebook post, Sruthi said, "Together, we have made history by electing the first woman presidential nominee of a major political party- Hillary Rodham Clinton. I'm extremely glad that I have been able to immerse myself at every step along the way and witness the political process first-hand." Also present at the DNC was President Barack Obama, who gave a rousing endorsement of Clinton. "Tonight, I ask you to do for Hillary Clinton what you did for me. I ask you to carry her the same way you carried me. I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman- not me, not Bill Clinton, nobody - more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of America."
Taking a dig at Trump, Obama said, "America is already great. America is already strong. And I promise you, our strength, our greatness, does not depend on Donald Trump."
