During the visit, he is likely
to address Indian Americans
in Houston, which, including
Chicago, are the two
American cities in contention
for the Prime Minister’s venue
to give an address to the
Indian diaspora.
According to informed
community sources, the Prime
Minister is likely to travel to
New York from Houston to
address a special meeting of
the UN on climate change on
September 23.
Community leaders said
that the dates for the Prime
Minister’s address are not
final yet, but they have been
asked to make preparations
for a potential address of Modi
in Houston on September 22.
Houston is the energy capital
of the world. Energy security
is a priority area for the Prime
Minister.
This would be Modi’s third
major address to the Indian
American community after he
became the Prime Minister
in 2014. The previous two
were at the Madison Square
Garden in New York in
2014 and Silicon Valley in
2016. Both the events were
attended by more than 20,000
people.
While the planning for
proposed the Houston event
is yet to kick-off, community
leaders are looking at
multipurpose NRG Stadium,
which has a seating capacity
of 70,000 people.
Houston has one of the
largest concentrations of the
Indian American community
in the United States. The
Texas Governor and Mayor of
Houston had visited India last
year.
Former Texas Governor
Rick Perry, who is now the
Energy Secretary, has a close
affinity with India and Indian
Americans.
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