Indian-Americans thrilled over PM Modi's possible community address in Houston

Indian diaspora in Houston are thrilled over reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could visit America's energy capital to dress m during his planned trip to US to attend annual United Nations General Assembly meeting in September.

Community leers said dates for prime minister's dress has t been finalised yet, but y have been asked to make preparations for a potential dress of Modi in Houston on September 22.

Houston, which has one of largest concentration of Indian-American community in US, is energy capital of world. Energy security is a priority area for prime minister.

This could be Modi's third major dress to Indian-American community after he became prime minister in 2014 and first after his re-election in May.

previous two being at Mison Square Garden in New York in 2014 and Silicon Valley in 2016. Both events were attended by more than 20,000 people.

Prime Minister Modi's possible visit to Houston and New York in last week of September has alrey got Indian Americans into discussions and excitement mode about his arrival.

Indian-American community leers in Houston said that "this visit was long-awaited since Modi's first dress in New York in 2014 and later in California in 2016."

" Indian diaspora is thrilled and counting days for Modi's visit to Houston. We are enthusiastically preparing, one of most memorable programmes to welcome him," said members of Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP).

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Prime Minister Modi is expected to dress Indian diaspora on September 22, at NRG Stium, which has a seating capacity of 45,000 people, Indian community leers said.

Prime Minister Modi is likely to attend UNGA session in New York between September 20-23 and will take a day off from his schedule to visit Houston on September 21-22, y said.

"As it is very early in st, or plans are yet finalised," a community leer said.

Regarding Modi's trip to Houston, Mayor Sylvester Turner, who took a tre delegation to India in vember last, told PTI, I look forward with excitement to Prime Minister Modi's visit as this historic visit will strengn alrey robust bonds between Houston and India on tre, culture, tourism and more."

"As one of most international cities in world, Houston hosts one of biggest and most vibrant Indian communities in US. This is one of many growing connections I discussed with Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and some national government ministers during my tre mission to New Delhi and Mumbai," Turner said.

Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston (IACCGH) said Prime Minister Modi's planned visit will t only strengn ecomic ties between two countries but also encour more investment in India.

IACCGH Founding Secretary Jagdip Ahluwalia said Texas accounts for 15 per cent of US global tre while Houston-India tre stands at USD 6.6 billion.

"With a catchment area of over 400,000 Indo-Americans, Houston, energy capital of world, and home to worlds largest medical centre and NASA Johnson Centre, we hope prime minister during his visit will anunce a n-stop flight from Houston to Delhi," Ahluwalia said. 

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