The name of Usha Chilukuri, is suddenly being mentioned after JD Vance was chosen as the vice presidential candidate for the Republican Party in the US presidential election. Usha has relatives in Visakhapatnam.
She is the daughter of Chilukuri Santhamma, former professor of Andhra University and presently at the age of 96 also teaching and guiding research scholars in Visakhapatnam. Shanthamma’s husband is Chilukuri Subrahmanya Shastri was also Professor at Andhra University.
He was active in RSS and was its Khestra Sanghachalak, for the southern states and also member of All India Executive. But, he passed away a few years ago. Subrahmanya Shastri’s brother was Rama Shastri. Usha is the daughter of Rama Sastri’s son Radhakrishna
Radhakrishna did Aeronautical Engineering. Works at University of San Diego in the USA. He is married to Lakshmi from Pamaru of Krishna district. Their offspring is Usha. Shanthamma expressed happiness over the selection of Usha’s husband JD Vance as the US Vice President candidate.
As Usha’s parents had settled long back in America, she was born and brought up there, so there was little contact with her, said Santhamma. After learning about Vance’s candidacy and their kinship, many people expressed their congratulations over the phone to Santhamma.
She said that Usha’s maternal aunty Sharada, who is a doctor in Chennai, remembers attending the wedding of Vance and Usha. Santhamma felt happy and proud to know that the Usha couple had reached this level.
Expressing confidence of Vance winning in US elections, she said irrespective of the poll results always her blessings with the family of Usha. However, she felt that she would be more happy if they reached such a stage residing in India.
After elections are over, she said she will invite Usha and her husband to Visakhapatnam. Expressing an increase in religious conversions in recent times, she said that she would send a message to Usha to take care of Hindus and protect Hindu Dharma in the USA.
Until last year, 96-year-old Professor Santhamma used to travel from Visakhapatnam to teach at Centurion University in Vizianagaram. Currently she is guiding research students in Visakhapatnam.
