New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi is in America from 21 to 24 June at the invitation of US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. He will host Modi for a state dinner on 22 June. The speech delivered before the joint session of the US Congress on 22 June is also a part of this visit. On June 23, he will deliver a speech to a selected audience of national expatriate leaders at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington.
A few hundred Indian Americans in and around the Washington DC area gathered near the National Memorial to convey a message of unity and told the Prime Minister that they are eagerly awaiting his arrival in the city.
PM Modi’s two-hour long mega – details here
1. PM Modi’s June 23 program will be for two hours from 7 pm to 9 pm (local time).
2. Award-winning international singer Mary Milben will perform for Modi and other guests at the Diaspora reception hosted by the United States Indian Community Foundation (USICF) at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
3. On June 21, at the invitation of India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, PM Modi and famous Hollywood singer Milben will participate in the 9th International Day of Yoga at the United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ).
4. According to Dr. Bharat Barai, who organized PM Modi’s engagement at Ronald Reagan Center in America, the Indian Prime Minister is the most liked public figure in the whole world.
5. PM Modi will speak about the Indian diaspora to a relatively modest Washington, DC audience. The organizers had originally planned for a wider gathering. Nevertheless, because PM Modi’s US visit is expected to be so busy, they eventually decided to rent a hall near the White House to accommodate PM Modi’s schedule.
6. The 4.5 million-strong Indian diaspora in the US is spread across the country. It is estimated that during PM Modi’s program, members of the overseas Indian community from many cities of America will join and participate.
7. According to Barai, head of the Indian American Community Foundation, Narendra Modi is the most liked Indian Prime Minister among the diaspora around the world. He is currently the most liked world leader. He claimed that PM Modi’s schedule was originally similar to the one to be held at Madison Square in Houston and Chicago in 2019, but the schedule was scaled down due to his busy schedule.
8. Barai told PTI-language, “Prime Minister Modi did not have time for this program earlier, but after repeated appeals of the organizers, the Prime Minister’s return program from America was extended by a few hours.” And the Prime Minister took it out. A different time to meet NRIs.”
9. The event is quite small considering that only 1000 people will participate.
10. According to reports, Prime Minister Modi will attend the International Yoga Day celebrations at the United Nations Headquarters on June 21. A large contingent of Indians is going to participate in this event. The process of contacting the Indian community in Washington to meet PM Modi has started at the same time.
Indo-US friendship
Indian Americans marched in queues for over an hour towards the famous Lincoln Memorial, chanting “Modi Modi” and “India-US friendship”, at which point the crowd spontaneously began dancing.
In line with the timing of other cities including Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Tampa, Dallas, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Columbus and St. Louis, the community in Houston gathered at the famous Sugarland Memorial Park, waving placards and the Indian tricolor. Comparable spectacles can be seen at other famous American landmarks, such as Times Square in New York and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Indian Americans are expected to arrive in huge numbers in the US capital to witness Modi’s official welcome ceremony on June 22, a day after he will hold a Yoga Day event at the UN headquarters in New York soon after his arrival. in country.











