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Published 19:05 IST, September 18th 2019

'Howdy, Modi': Texas Mayor welcomes visitors from across United States

Texas Mayor Sylvester Turner tweeted welcoming all the visitors across the United States who would be attending the Howdy Modi event held in Houston, Texas

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The Houston city Mayor Sylvester Turner on Wednesday has welcomed all the visitors from across the United States who will be attending the 'Howdy Modi' event. The Mayor on the city's official Twitter account posted a tweet on the upcoming event of PM Modi that would be hosted on September 22 in Houston, Texas.

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PM Modi invites ideas for 'Howdy Modi' address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken to Twitter to invite everyone to share their ideas that he can address at the event. The Prime Minister has asked everyone to post their ideas on the Narendra Modi App.

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Trump to join Modi at Houston

US President Donald Trump is going to join PM Modi at the mega event 'Howdy Modi' in Houston. Speaking to news agency PTI, a top US diplomat stated that Trump's decision to join PM Modi at the event is a truly historic tribute to the contributions of the Indian-Americans community to the prosperity of our country and the strength of US-India relations. Senator Ted Cruz and a former Republican Presidential aspirant also stated that he is looking forward to welcoming PM Modi to Houston to celebrate the culture and contributions of the Indian-American community and the vibrant US-Indian alliance.

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'Howdy, Modi!'

The Houston event will be PM Modi's third major address to the Indian-American community after he became the Prime Minister in 2014 and the first after his re-election in May. The previous two were at the Madison Square Garden in New York in 2014 and the Silicon Valley in 2016. The 'Howdy, Modi!' event is being organised by non-profit Texas India Forum, a recently-formed representative body of hundreds of Indian American organisations in Texas and other parts of the US. At the event, PM Modi is going to address the largest gathering of Indian-Americans with 50,000 attendees reported to attend the event.

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Updated 23:30 IST, September 18th 2019