CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, while commenting on PM Modi's mega-event, 'Howdy Modi' in the USA, emphasized that India has world-class entrepreneurs and human capital. He also said that the vision of the Prime Minister was spot on.

 

Many prominent figures commented on the event

Apart from Nadella, many other prominent people have also made significant comments about the event. Paul Jacobs, former Executive Chairman of Qualcomm said,  "We share Prime Minister @narendramodi 's vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy." #HowdyModi

In addition to that, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, "I'm deeply appreciative of Prime Minister Modi's commitment to Digital India...for India to keep making progress, India needs to be a leader online." #HowdyModi

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What is Howdy Modi?

Howdy Modi is a community summit which is being hosted by Texas India Forum (TIF) for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday at the NRG Stadium in Houston. It is expected to be a grand event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the Indian-Americans.

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The event happens to be one of the many major foreign events that PM Modi has been a part of, during his term. The event website mentions that the crowd turnout is expected to be the largest for any Indian Prime Minister and for a democratically elected foreign leader in the country with about 50,000 people expected to attend the event. The website also mentions how preparations for the show are going on in full swing. The grand event is also expected to be attended by hundreds of prominent business and community leaders from across America. 

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Talking about preparations, Texas India Forum, on the official Twitter account of Howdy Modi, had, on Tuesday, shared the first picture of the venue, NRG Stadium, under preparations. The picture shows people at work, preparing with great vigour and enthusiasm for PM Modi’s arrival.

A press release on the official website of the event says “Volunteers for the Texas India Forum are in the final phase of planning to get ready for the massive crowd at the NRG Stadium for the “Howdy Modi” community summit on Sept 22 to welcome the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” while also mentioning that “There is excitement in the community to celebrate the success of Indian-Americans and make the event an occasion to remember. Positive energy permeated a recent meeting of community leaders as the event provided an opportunity to showcase the unity of the diverse Indian-American community and their intent to celebrate the accomplishments of the community here in the US.”

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The term 'Howdy' is commonly used in the southwestern United States and is a shorthand for “How do you do?". The event which will see a 90-minute cultural extravaganza - "Woven: The Indian-American Story" - that will feature 400 artists and community members from Texas and across the US will be followed by PM Modi's address to the gathering.

Additionally, one can clearly see the energy and enthusiasm of the Indian-Americans through the huge digital billboards on major highways across Houston, welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Indian flags can also be seen fluttering outside their homes ahead of PM Modi’s arrival for the mega diaspora event.