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Aft er oo THOUSANDS MODI AT MADISON:
CELEBRATE Indian-Americans give rock star treatment to Modi
By Lalit K Jha & Yoshita Singh
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EW YORK: Indian-Americans from across the nation gave a 'rock star' treatment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the prestigious Madison Square Garden (MSG) in the Big Apple, where nearly 20,000 strong gathering of Indian Diaspora welcomed the Indian leader.
Shouting slogans like 'Narendra Modi Zindabaad', 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Welcome Modi', Indian-Americans started arriving at the venue since early in the morning. People were seen waiting in long queues. By 9 p.m. a large number of people were dressed in Modi T-shirt with portrait of Modi on it. Many were holding banners and slogans like 'America
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the audience at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday.
Loves Modi'. Some 20,000 people packed the Madison Square Garden for the largest event of its kind for the Indian-American community organised by the recently formed Indian-American Community Foundation (IACF), and supported by more than 400 Indian-American organizers from Continued on pg 12 «
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s predictions, President's rule was imposed in the state yesterday after Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigned following the break-up of the 15-year-old Congress-NCP alliance. President Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation for imposition of central rule in Maharashtra, a day after the Union Cabinet recommended clamping of President's rule in the state, a Home Ministry spokesperson pointed out. The brief cabinet meeting on Saturday was chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the absence of Prime Minister Narendra
Governor C Vidyasagar Rao
Modi, who is away in the US. Chavan's resignation was accepted by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao. Since the Assembly elections in the state are scheduled on October 15, the Governor, in Continued on pg 12 «