Haley Says 'NO' to America's Vice President Post

By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 22:32 IST   |    2 Comments
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Bangalore: Indian American Governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley says that she won’t accept an offer to be the nominee for the post of Mitt Romney’s vice president, neither is she ready to be a part of his administration initially, if he is elected as the President of America.

Haley, who has been campaigning for Romney, told The Associated Press that she plans to continue to be the Governor of South Carolina, till she finishes her four- year- term.

"If offered any position by Gov. Romney, I would say no’’, said Haley. She also said that "The people of South Carolina gave me a chance. I have a job to do and I'm not going to leave my job for anything."

Haley, who was elected to her current post in the year 2010, holds the privilege of being the first woman to become the Governor of South Carolina and Second Indian American Governor in the country.

Apart from Haley, another Indian American, Bobby Jindal, the Governor of Louisiana was also considered as the possible vice-presidential running mate of Mitt Romney; but he denied the offer.CBS has named both Jindal and Haley in the list of 10 possible running mates of Romney.