India, July 29 -- Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy and sister of US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., publicly defended Dr Anthony Fauci on Tuesday.

Her remarks came after Senator Rand Paul released Fauci's personal pandemic-era diaries, reigniting debate over the publication of his private writings.

In a post on X, Kennedy said her late mother, Ethel Kennedy, admired Fauci and regarded him as a hero. She also criticized the publication of the diaries, arguing that it violated his privacy. The remarks came as Fauci faces renewed political scrutiny ahead of a Senate hearing on the origins of COVID-19.

Kerry Kennedy shared an excerpt that she said came from Fauci's diary. The pass...