Howdy Modi: Will be in Houston to be with my friend, says Trump
Washington, Sep 22: United States President Donald Trump, who is on his way to Houston to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Howdy Modi event, took to Twitter and said "Will be in Houston to be with my friend."
"Will be in Houston to be with my friend. Will be a great day in Texas!" the US President tweeted.
"Look forward to being with our great India loving community!" he said in another tweet.
"We'll be going to Houston and we'll be at a very nice big stadium packed full of people with Prime Minister Modi," Trump told reporters on the South Lawns of the White House before he left for Houston, where he and Modi would address over 50,000 Indian-Americans at the NRG Stadium.
"He (Modi) asked if I would go with him and I've accepted and We're going to have a good time," Trump said minutes before he boarded Marine One from the White House lawns.
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"I
hear
it's
a
tremendous
crowd,"
he
added.
Organised
by
the
non-profit
Texas
India
Forum,
the
event,
with
the
tagline
'Shared
Dreams,
Bright
Futures',
will
shine
light
on
the
tremendous
contribution
of
Indo-Americans
in
United
States
and
the
strong
and
lasting
partnership
between
the
US
and
India.
The
cultural
programme
preceding
Prime
Minister
Modi's
address,
showcasing
Indian-American
artists
from
Texas
and
elsewhere,
will
portray
how
the
community
is
woven
into
the
larger
tapestry
of
American
life.
It
will
involve
broad-based
community
participation
across
the
United
States.
The
90-minute
music,
dance,
and
multimedia
show
features
close
to
400
artists
and
community
members
from
Texas
and
across
the
nation.
There are 27 groups performing in a live and multimedia experience that will showcase the diversity in the Indian-American community, organisers said.
"A challenge that many second and third generation Indian-Americans go through is navigating the complexity of having a hyphenated identity as an Indian and an American. Woven showcases the multiplicity of Indian-American experience.
Our hope is that each person sees themselves in at least one form of expression and recognises that whatever mix of Indian and American they are, it is just right," said Heena Patel, CEO of MELA Arts Connect and co-producer of the program. The show will also shine a light on unsung heroes in the Indian-American community who have undertaken selfless acts benefiting the broader American community without any need of recognition.