Key points
“Howdy Modi” Gujarati will paly three hours dandias in Houston.
| Posters of ‘Howdy Modi’ program have been posted |
- By far the most grand, big ceremony for any leader, will be with Trump
- More than 50,000 Indians will be involved, Houston mayor and 60 MPs will be present
- Houston welcome boards set up, more than 100 buses run, cars rally for public
The preparations for the Howdy Modi program on Sunday at NRG Stadium in the United States are in full swing. More than 50,000 Indians will be present at the stadium to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi. US President Donald Trump will also be in attendance. The program will start at 8.30pm according to Indian time. Houston’s NRGFootball Stadium is one of America’s largest stadiums. The event is hosted by the Texas India Forum.
The US president will also participate
The program will also feature Indian classical music, folk songs and dance during the three-hour show. About 1000 Gujarati will play Dandiya in the midst of Navratri. Texas India Forum spokeswoman Gitesh Desai said Indians from 48 states are coming to witness this historic event. There has never been such a big event in Houston before. It is also the first event to take the US presidential stake. More than 100 buses have been arranged for the people attending the ceremony. Bill wars are taking place all over Houston. A car rally was also organized before Modi’s program. The live broadcast will be broadcast in Hindi, English and Spanish.
American MPs will also be present
The plane carrying Modi had to stay for two hours at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport, causing technical malfunction. Modi was in Frankfurt for two hours, where he was received by Ambassador Mukta Tomar. Modi will be in the US until October 27. On May 24, he will hold bilateral talks with Trump in New York. He will also address the UN General Assembly. Thousands of people have been arranged to sit in the stadium which has a circular shape. The program preparations here are running rampant. A grand stage has been erected here. From where the PM will address. Cultural program has also been organized here before Narendra Modi’s speech. Many American MPs will be present along with Donald Trump. The shape has been named Howdy Modi. This is Prime Minister Modi’s first visit to the United States after a historic victory. Modi is scheduled to address the United Nations on September 27.
3 times larger than Madison Square and Silicon Valley
Modi has traveled to the United States in 2014 and 2015 after becoming Prime Minister. Madison Square Garden at that time and addressed 18-18 thousand people at a program in San Jose Silicon Valley. Houston’s program is three times larger than that. 50 thousand people will be present here. More than 1100 volunteers are working day and night for this. There are over 5 million Indian community members in Texas. One and a half million people live in Houston.
