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BIG STORY SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 | The Indian Eye 6

family.” hospitality during a visit to his home
“While being PM, I have re- in Delaware, stating that it “touched
ceived immense love and affection my heart.”
from you. Wherever we go, we treat “I salute you all, the Indian dias-
everyone as family and mingle with pora. Wherever I go in the world, I
them. Understanding diversity, liv- hear praise for the Indian communi-
ing it, implementing it in our lives... ty from every leader. Yesterday, Pres-
it is in our values. Someone speaks ident Biden took me to his home in
Tamil... someone Telugu, someone Delaware, and his warmth and hos-
Malayalam, someone Kannada... pitality touched my heart. This hon-
someone Punjabi, someone Marathi, or belongs to 1.4 billion Indians, it’s
someone Gujarati... There are many your honor, your achievement, and
languages, but the feeling is one... the honor of the millions of Indians
and that feeling is - Indianness,” said living here. I express my gratitude to
PM Modi. President Biden and to all of you,”
Praising the Indian diaspora, said PM Modi.
Prime Minister recounted his old Following his historic address to
days and how interested he was to the Indian diaspora at Nassau Coli-
connect with them. seum in New York, Prime Minister
“Your love is my great fortune. Narendra Modi expressed his grat-
I remember those days when I was itude to the city on Monday. In a
not even the PM, not even the CM post on social media platform X, PM
and not even a leader. At that time, Modi thanked the New York crowd
I used to come here as a curiosity. who were present at the event and
Even before I was not holding any shared glimpses from the memorable
post, I had visited about 29 states of community programme.
America. After that, when I became “Thank you, New York! These
CM, the process of connecting with are glimpses from the memorable A glimpse of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the Indian diaspora
you through technology continued,” community programme. Grateful to in New York (ANI)
said PM Modi. all those who joined,” he said.
Speaking on the diversity of In- Later on, Sunday, Prime Minis-
As Prime Minister Narendra
dia, PM Modi said, “We are residents ter Modi interacted with the CEOs Modi delivered his address to the In- have many expectations from him
like on the issue of immigration,” a
of a country where there are hun- of leading US-based companies to dian community at the historic event member of the Indian community,
dreds of languages and dialects, all foster greater collaborations between in New York on Sunday, the diaspo- who is in Nassau Coliseum in New
the religions and sects of the world. the two countries in the cutting-edge ra members said that they were very York, Long Island, said prior to his
Still, we are moving ahead united and areas of AI, quantum computing, happy to be at the event, and are diaspora event.
noble. This is our biggest strength to semiconductors, and biotechnology, proud to be Indians. “I am super excited to listen to
connect with the world. These values among others. PM Modi emphasized After addressing the gathering Modi ji. We have come from Con-
naturally bind us to the world.” India’s growth prospects and dis- at Nassau Coliseum Arena in New necticut,” another member, Jaideep
PM Modi also expressed his cussed initiatives to foster collabora-
heartfelt gratitude to United States tions and innovation across diverse York, US, Prime Minister Modi Shah, had said.
greeted members of the Indian di-
On Saturday, PM Modi took
President Joe Biden for his warm sectors.
aspora. At Nassau Coliseum in New part in the Quad Summit and held
York, Long Island to attend PM bilateral meetings with US President
Modi’s address, an Indian diaspora Joe Biden, Australian Prime Min-
member dressed as Goddess Yellam- ister Anthony Albanese, and Japan
ma Devi said,”...I am so proud to be Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
an Indian, and I am very happy to be Quad has emerged as a key
here. Wherever we go, we should be group of like-minded countries to
proud of our country.” work for peace, progress and pros-
“I am so happy to be here...We perity in the Indo-Pacific region.
respect him. They are going to take At the UN, PM Modi also held
such happy memories... I am so talks with Kuwait’s Crown Prince,
proud to be an Indian,” another dias- Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad
pora member said. Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah on how both
In his address, PM Modi said countries can strengthen their ties in
that the Indian Diaspora has always sectors like pharma, food process-
been the country’s strongest brand ing, technology and energy, among
ambassadors. others. PM Modi also thanked
The diaspora crowd gave a the Crown Prince for ensuring the
standing ovation to PM Modi, as he well-being of the Indian community
entered the event venue, and took in Kuwait, which is the largest di-
the stage. Talented artists from the aspora group in the country. “The
Indian community took the stage, meeting between the leadership of
setting the perfect tone for PM Mo- the two countries is expected to im-
Prime Minister poses for a selfie with members of the Indian diaspora after addressing di’s address to the Indian diaspora in part a fresh momentum to bilateral
the gathering in New York (ANI) the US. ties between India and Kuwait,” the
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