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Published 14:40 IST, September 19th 2019

'Howdy, Modi': Students from Houston gear up to welcome PM Modi

'Howdy, Modi': In a video posted on the Twitter page of the host of the event, students from the Houston Community College can be seen welcoming PM Modi.

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Only a few days remain ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Howdy, Modi’ event in Houston, Texas on September 22 and it seems like the people of Houston are very excited for the PM’s arrival. In a video shared by the official Twitter account of Texas India Forum, host of the ‘Howdy, Modi’ event, students from the Houston Community College can be seen welcoming the Prime Minister to Houston. The video was posted on September 17. The students can be heard saying, “Howdy, Modi, welcome to Houston”, in a cheerful manner.

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In another video posted, a woman can be heard saying, “Howdy, Modi and Namaste from Minnesota.”


In the third video, a student said that she lives in Michigan and she is going to Texas to see PM Modi. Then she was joined by her other friends and all of them together said, "Howdy, Modi."

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Donald Trump hints announcement at 'Howdy, Modi'

US President Donald Trump has hinted that there could be some announcement by him at the mega 'Howdy, Modi' event in Houston on Sunday, where he would join Prime Minister Narendra Modi in addressing the 50,000-strong Indian diaspora. The White House on Monday announced that Trump would join PM Modi at the mega Houston rally on September 22 as a 'special gesture' by the US President to underscore the special bond between the two countries. It is for the first time that Trump and PM Modi would share a stage together. The event is the third meeting between the two leaders in three months, after the G-20 summit in Japan in June and the G-7 summit in France last month.

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"Could be. I have a very good relationship with Prime Minister Modi", Trump told reporters on Wednesday aboard Air Force One on his way back from California to Washington DC. He was responding to a question if there would be any announcement when he goes to Houston for the rally with the Indian leader.

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13:44 IST, September 19th 2019