A few hundred Indian-Americans from in and around the Washington DC area gather near the National Monument on a bright sunny Sunday to tell the prime minister that they are eagerly waiting for his arrival in the city
Washington: Hundreds of Indian-Americans gathered at iconic locations across the US to send a message of welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi days ahead of his State Visit here, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
A few hundred Indian-Americans from in and around the Washington DC area gathered near the National Monument on a bright sunny Sunday, June 18.
They were there to convey a message of unity and tell the prime minister that they are eagerly waiting for his arrival in the city.
His four-day state visit from June 21-24 is at the invitation of US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. They will host Modi at a state dinner on June 22. The visit also includes an address to the Joint Session of the Congress on June 22.
He will address an invitation-only gathering of diaspora leaders from across the country at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Centre in Washington on June 23.
Chanting slogans of “Modi Modi” and India-US friendship”, Indian-Americans walked in a procession for over an hour towards the historic Lincoln Memorial where the participants started an impromptu dance.
Similar scenes were seen at many iconic locations in the United States like Times Square in New York and Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
The visuals coming out from the 20 cities and the frantic search for tickets for various Modi events in Washington DC and New York is reflective of his high popularity in the country, which many said is a phenomenon or a euphoria that has refused to die down even nine years after he came to power, the organisers of various events said.
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