Raghavendra flaunts his ‘NMODI’ car licence plate ahead of PM Modi’s visit to the US. (Image: ANI/Twitter)
Raghavendra said authorities initially denied him permission for a ‘NARENDRAMODI’ number plate after which he edited it to ‘NMODI’ which was then allowed.
Raghavendra, a resident of Maryland, United States, flaunted his car number plate “NMODI” while speaking to the press ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much-awaited US state visit.
Raghavendra told ANI that he took the NMODI number plate in 2016, which was also his second year in the US, after getting inspired by the Prime Minister. He said the authorities initially denied giving him a number plate titled ‘NARENDRA MODI’ but later he edited it to ‘NMODI’ which was accepted.
#WATCH | “I took this plate back in 2016, November. Narendra Modi is an inspiration to me. He inspires me to do something good for the nation, for society, for the world. PM Modi is coming here so I’m eagerly waiting to welcome him,” says Raghavendra pic.twitter.com/CMRHNdUuYU— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2023
He said that there is a strong relationship between India and the US and the Indian-American community wants the relationship to grow stronger. “I took this plate back in November 2016, November. Narendra Modi is an inspiration to me. He inspires me to do something good for the nation, for society, for the world. PM Modi is coming here so I’m eagerly waiting to welcome him,” Raghavendra was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Raghavendra and thousands of Indian-Americans are eagerly waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrive in the US for his state visit.
The Prime Minister will be in the US from June 21 to June 24. He will begin his tour with an International Yoga Day event on June 21 with UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed at the UN headquarters in New York and then on June 22 he will hold a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.
He is expected to meet the Indian diaspora as well. He will also visit Egypt after he completes his trip to the US, marking his first visit to the North African nation.
Earlier, Indian-American chef Shripad Kulkarni went viral on social media for curating ‘Modiji Thali’ The thali contains items ranging from khichdi, rasgulla, sarso da saag and dum aloo to Kashmiri, idli, dhokla, chaach, and papad.
“We plan to launch this thali soon. I’m very positive that it’s going to gain popularity. Once this does well I also plan to launch a Dr Jaishankar Thali, because he too has that rockstar appeal amongst the Indian American community,” the restaurant management was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
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