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MODI VISIT TO US

Strengths of Indian diaspora on full display

during important visit to New York

New York fortunate to have incredibly vibrant, diverse, successful Indian American community: Senator Chuck Schumer

brant and diverse, successful Indian
OUR BUREAU
American community that enriches
New York, NY our city and state in so many differ-
ent ways. People from every part of
xpressing delight after meet- India and every religion have ener-
ing Prime Minister Narendra
EModi, Grammy-winning singer gized so many communities here,”
Schumer said on Thursday.
Falguni Shah said on Wednesday he The US Senator said: “Indian
loved the album cover and her new Americans contribute mightily to
song ‘Abundance in Millets’. our culture, our economy, our en-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
met Grammy award-winning Indi- tertainment, our politics, and every
other facet of life. In February, I was
an-American singer Falguni Shah honoured to lead the largest and
a.k.a Falu, and her family in New
York on Tuesday. Speaking to ANI, most senior US Senate delegation
to India ever.”
Falguni Shah said, “It was so nice to The Senator from New York
see him (PM Modi), we have worked
said it’s his pleasure to congratulate
together for six months. He loved the India’s Prime Minister Narendra
album cover and the song. He said Modi on his historic state visit to
let’s hope a lot of people benefit from America.
the song and the cause is taken care The US Senator said he made
of”. India his first government trip as
The Prime Minister also unveiled Modi meets with Indian-American Singer Falguni Shah, in New York on Tuesday (ANI)
the album cover of her new song ti- Majority Leader to show his com-
mitment to the importance of the
tled ‘Abundance in Millets’.
US, India relationship.
“We spent more than an hour
Prime Minister lauded Shah for and a half with the Prime Minister,

her song ‘Abundance in Mil- and we learned so much about how
great India is and why it is becom-
lets’, which raises awareness ing one of the very leading powers of
regarding healthy and environ- the world. We realized what a strong
US, India relationship is essential
ment-friendly millets. Prime to promoting our democracy in the

Minister Modi also appreciat- region, growing the world economy,
boosting technological progress and
ed her for bringing the people competitiveness of both our nations
of India and the US together and being a barrier to China, India’s
traditional enemy,” Schumer said.
through her music The US Senator said he is
amazed by what he saw and expe-
PM Modi and Shah have col- rienced in India, “a beautiful and
laborated on this special song. The diverse country, a proud and long
singer’s husband, Gaurav Shah, also history that is filled with hardwork-
worked alongside and the song fea- ing, ambitious, talented people who
tures a speech written and delivered are together creating the destiny of a
by PM Modi. vibrant, pluralistic democracy.”
The special song is aimed at pro- Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with various think tank experts “I welcome his visit as the next
moting the benefits of millet and its step in deepening the partnership
potential to alleviate world hunger. at New York on Tuesday (ANI) between our countries. I greatly look
Falguni bagged the Best Chil- forward to working with India and
dren’s Music Album Grammy for ‘A for winning her first-ever Grammy. ibly vibrant, diverse, successful Indi- the whole Indian American commu-
Colourful World’ on April 4, 2022, Meanwhile, US Senator Chuck an American community. nity in New York to move forward
saying that, to her surprise, PM Schumer on Thursday said New “Here in New York, we’re so on issues of shared interest and mu-
Modi also extended his best wishes York is fortunate to have an incred- fortunate to have an incredibly vi- tual gain,” the Senator said.

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