Washington, Nov. 4 -- Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed has scripted history by defeating Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race in the November 3 midterm elections, becoming the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. His historic victory has also drawn attention in India, particularly in Karnataka, with his wife Dr Sarah Jukaku's family roots tracing back to Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district.

Dr Sarah, a prominent psychiatrist, was born and raised in Michigan by parents of Indian origin. Her family belongs to the Navayath Muslim community of Bhatkal, a coastal town with historical connections to Arab, Yemeni, and Persian traders who settled along India's southern coastline centuries ago.

Sarah's father, Jukaku Tayyab, wa...