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"Admire His Sense Of Leadership", PM Modi Introduces US President Trump At "Howdy, Modi!" Event

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a rousing welcome on Sunday when he arrived at the crowded NRG stadium to address the Indian-American community along with US President Donald Trump.

  • "Good morning Houston. Good Morning Texas, Good Morning America," PM Modi greeted the 50,000 Indian-American spectators at the Houston stadium
  • PM Modi entered the stage with folded hands and thanked the audience for an amazing welcome.
  • "Welcoming Prime Minister Modi, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner presented the Key to the City to PM Narendra Modi as the mark of respect, solidarity and long standing India-Houston relationship," tweets Texas India Forum, organisers of "Howdy, Modi!".
  • About two dozen governors and members of the US Congress also attended the event. Democrat Steny Hoyer welcomed Prime Minister Modi and invoked Mahatma Gandhi and former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his speech.
  • "Greetings to my fellow Indians in India and around the world. Friends, this morning, we have a very special person with us," says PM Modi at "Howdy, Modi!" event.
  • President Trump joined PM Modi to underscore the special bond between the two countries. It is for the first time that the two leaders shared a stage together and addressed a record crowd of 50,000 Indian-Americans.
  • "It is my honour and privilege to welcome him here. And I can say every time I have met him I have found the friendliness, warmth, energy, in the President of the United States of America, Mr Donald Trump. This is extraordinary, this is unprecedented," PM Modi while introducing President Donald Trump.
  • "When I met him (Donald Trump) for the first time, he told me India has a true friend in White House," PM Modi while introducing president Trump and addressing the gathering at the NRG Stadium in Houston.
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