Singer Mary Millben Touches PM Modi’s Feet After Singing Jana Gana Mana

In an exemplary gesture of respect, Singer Mary Millben touched Prime Minister Narendra Modi's feet and took his blessings after singing India's national anthem Jana Gana Mana at the concluding event for the official State Visit of the Prime Minister.

Millben sang the Indian national anthem at an invitation-only event hosted by the United States Indian Community Foundation (USICF), at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington DC.

Popular American singer Mary Millben is known for her rendition of the National Anthem Jan Gana Mana and Om Jai Jagdiseh Hare.

In a tweet, Millben said that she was deeply honoured to perform the Indian national anthem for Prime Minister Modi.

"Having performed the American national anthem and patriotic music for four consecutive US presidents, I am deeply honoured to perform the Indian national anthem for Prime Minister Modi and in honour of the country and people I have come to call my family," she said.

"Both the American and Indian anthems speak to the ideals of democracy and freedom, and this is the true essence of the US-India relationship. A free nation is only defined by a free people," she added.

Reacting to the video, BJP leader Amit Malviya said that the world respects PM Modi's powerful spiritual aura and rootedness in Indian values and culture

"American singer Mary Milliben, after singing India's national anthem, touches Prime Minister Modi's feet... Earlier Prime Minister of PNG, in a moving gesture, had bowed down in reverence. The world respects PM Modi's powerful spiritual aura and rootedness in Indian values and culture," Amit Malviya tweeted.