PM Modi most popular public figure, leader in the world: Organizer of Reagan Center event

New Delhi: Popular leader of the community and organizer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Ronald Reagan Center event in the US on Wednesday (local day), Dr. Bharat Barai said that PM Modi is the most popular public figure, leader not only in India but in the world. . , Barai said, “PM Modi is the most popular public figure, leader, not only in India but in the world. The Prime Minister is hugely popular. He is regarded as a visionary leader for India who works tirelessly for India’s development.” are doing.” Standing at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC, Barai said: “This is the Ronald Reagan Building. That’s where we’re going to have the prime minister’s event. Right where you look down, the atrium, the guests will be seated and right From there, the Prime Minister will address the overseas Indians.”

Barai said that earlier the plan was to host PM Modi in a huge stadium in Chicago, three stadiums were booked simultaneously for him to address 40,000 Indian Americans. But it could not be finalized due to scheduling and logistical constraints. The Prime Minister finally gave his consent to address the community at 6 pm on 23 June, after which he is going on an official visit to Cairo at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

“Due to capacity limits, we can only accommodate approximately 830 guests. So, I apologize to the many people who wanted to come. And that’s because of scheduling conflicts, we couldn’t do a big event.”

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The event will be hosted by the US India Community Foundation. Talking about the topics on which PM Modi will speak, Barai said: “We want the Prime Minister to tell us what the diaspora can do for the country. So, the topics on which we have requested him to speak, That’s his role.” Diaspora in India’s growth story, what diaspora can do for the country, what diaspora can do to improve the quality of life of the people of India, how we can help.”

Barai said the Prime Minister taught the idea that every household should have a toilet and every household should have tap water, which is now 80 per cent. And it is expected that in the next two years, 100 percent of the households will have tap water. He thought that every house in Gujarat should have electricity, which he did.

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Barai further said, “We had enough money for the program within four days because people are donating for the Prime Minister’s cause. When they hear that PM Narendra Modi’s program is going to happen, they want to support the program.” are. That’s why there is.” There are a fair number of volunteer donors who have contributed, but more than 80% of the guests are coming for free: Dr. Bharat Barai, organizer of the event.”

Meanwhile, US Representative Richard McCormick on Wednesday (local time) stressed on the economic, military and strategic ties between the United States (US) and India. He emphasized that lawmakers, whether Democrats or Republicans, need to focus more on India as a “future partner going forward”.

On reports of the US signing a big-arms drone deal during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit, he said, “I think the more we engage our countries strategically, economically, militarily, the better. If you look at the threats in the region, if you look at India’s strategic position next to China, Pakistan and Bangladesh, whatever problems we have right now in that part of the world, we need a strong partner, someone who we You can relate yourself to it.”

Media reports suggest that the Biden administration is urging India to clear bureaucratic hurdles and move forward with the long-awaited deal for US-made armed drones ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Washington.