Village still proud of the Indian-American native son being a Supreme Court nominee

MUMBAI, India — The prayers of a southern Indian village, hoping for Indian-American Sri Srinivasan's win, went unanswered Wednesday morning when President Barack Obama named Merrick Garland as his next Supreme Court nominee. Distant relatives and well-wishers of Sri Srinivasan, believed to be a likely pick for the nomination, had been holding services in his honor in the riverside hamlet of Mela…

MUMBIA, India — The prayers of a southern Indian village went unanswered Wednesday morning when President Barack Obama named Merrick Garland as his next Supreme Court nominee. Distant relatives and well-wishers of Sri Srinivasan, believed to be a likely pick for the nomination, had been holding services in his honor in the riverside hamlet of Mela….repubhubembed{display:none;}