Modi rallies Indian Americans, lauds diaspora ahead of US election

WASHINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi rallied the Indian community in the US on Sunday, citing the power of the diaspora ahead of the Nov 5 US presidential election along with the importance of the 2024 contest and democracy in general.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at a packed coliseum in New York’s Long Island suburbs that also featured Indian dancing and songs, did not comment specifically on the contest between US Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican President Donald Trump. “This year 2024 is a very important one for the entire world,” he said, according to a translation of his remarks.

“On the one hand, there are conflicts raging between several countries in the world, there is tension. And on the other, democracy is being celebrated in several countries of the world,” Modi told the crowd. “India and America are also together in the celebration of democracy.”