Howdy Modi: Grand reception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Houston, Sept. 22

HOUSTON, Texas–
A grand reception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be organized in Houston on September 22, the Texas India Forum, a Houston-based non-profit, announced.

Named ‘Howdy, Modi!, the event is expected to attract tens of thousands of people. PM Modi is visiting the US for the first time after the recent election victory. He comes to participate in the UN General Assembly session in New York

Texas alone has over 500,000 Indian Americans, contributing significantly to signature sectors including space, energy, medicine, education, information technology, and business, a release from TIF noted.

‘There is unprecedented synergy between our region and the aspirations of a ‘New India’ that Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents. The American dream shares many similarities with emerging Indian dream, and an event of this scale suggests an opportunity to build bridges across two great democracies,’ said Jugal Malani, a convener of the ‘Howdy, Modi!’ organizing committee.

Attendance at the summit will be free, but passes will be required. Passes are available on a first-come-first-serve basis and exclusively through an online registration process at www.howdymodi.org.

The event includes a cultural program that showcases the Indian American community and will be broadcast live online and on television channels, reaching over 1 billion people across the United States and India, the release said.

The prime minister has previously addressed similar gatherings at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2014 and the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. In 2016

For more information, please visit www.howdymodi.org