70k people expected to greet PM Modi during his maiden visit to UK
A 70,000 strong reception in one of England's iconic landmarks - the Wembley stadium is all set to greet prime minister Narendra Modi when he embarks on his maiden visit to UK later this year....
The Europe India Forum (EIF) announced on Friday that it will be hosting a massive reception - a Madison Square Garden-style meet, in honour of the Indian PM at Wembley on November 13.
The reception themed "Two Great Nations. One Glorious Future" will kick off with a specially produced cultural show featuring some of the very best British Indian artists...
Indians are now UK's largest ethnic community with a large section of them being from Gujarat....
The longest serving Indian origin MP in UK Keith Vaz recently called Modi a rockstar and told TOI: "PM Modi has done incredibly well in a short space of time.
For the diaspora community, he is a rockstar, and he has undoubtedly raised international interest in Indian politics and its leadership. If he follows through with his bold economic proposals and ambition on the world stage, he can make India a true power."
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