What is the India connection of US' 1st Muslim Senator?

Sarah Jukaku, the wife of Democratic candidate Dr Abdul El-Sayed who defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan to become the US' first Muslim Senator, traces her roots to a coastal town in Karnataka. Sarah's father, Dr Jukaku S Tayeb, grew up in Bhatkal, while her grandfather, Jukaku Shamshuddin, served as deputy finance minister in Mysore under then-CM BD Jatti.