Nassau(USA): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Nassau that this year is important for the world. The world is going through tensions. On the other hand, India and America are celebrating democracy. On one hand, elections have been held in India and on the other hand, presidential elections are to be held in America. The strategic relations between India and America are for the good of the world. After this, he reminded the NRIs about the gift given to them and said that our new consulate has been opened in Seattle. Suggestions were sought for 2 more consulates. After your suggestions, it has been decided to open 2 new consulates in Houston and Los Angeles.
I will be able to help spread Tamil philosophy to the world at the University of Houston. Your event was really great. The cultural program held here was excellent. Other people could not come due to the venue being small. I apologize to the friends whom I could not meet here. I will meet them next time at an event somewhere else. The enthusiasm and zeal will be the same. May you remain healthy and prosperous like this and keep strengthening the friendship between India and America. The Prime Minister said that now you will soon witness the Olympics in India too. We are making every possible effort to host the 2036 Olympics.
I want to live for the country: PM Modi
In Nassau, he said that I am the first Prime Minister of the country who was born after independence. That is why I did not get the chance to die for the country's independence, but now I want to live for the country. I never thought that I would become CM and PM. Prime Minister Modi said that I became CM in Gujarat for 13 years and then people promoted me and made me PM. The country and the world have seen the success of our government model. Now people have entrusted me with this third term with great confidence. I will dedicate my life for Swaraj.
PM Modi said that my life has been such that wherever I lived, I ate, drank and slept there. I went from the sea to the peaks of the Himalayas. I experienced life first hand. My mission was clear from day one. I had decided the direction of my life to be something else, but my intentions brought me into politics. For the freedom of the country, some were hanged, while others were shot. But we could not die for the country, but we can live for the country. It was not in our destiny to die for the freedom of the country, but it is in our destiny to live.
The public has given us a chance for the third time, we will work with three times more strength
In the last 10 years, 1 university has been built every week in India
Prime Minister Modi, while showing the pace of development of India, said that today a university is being built every week in India. He also gave the example of revival of Nalanda. All of you must be familiar with Nalanda University. Nalanda University of India has come in a new avatar some time back. He said that two colleges are being built every day, one IIT every day, the number of Triple ITs has increased, the number of AIIMS has increased 3 times. The number of medical colleges has also doubled. Today, India also has some of the top global universities. Till now the world has seen the power of Indian designers, now the world will see the magic of Designing in India.
Every home in India will become a solar power home
Prime Minister Modi said that India has embarked on the path of making every home a solar home, from homes to roads. From railway stations to other institutions, everything is going to run on solar energy. 21st century India is moving ahead on the strength of research, innovation and new technology. In 2014, only 5 cities had metro, today it is in 23 cities of India. Today India has the second largest metro network in the world. It is expanding. Earlier, only 70 cities in India had airports. But in 2014, 140 cities have airports. In 2014, less than 100 villages had broadband connectivity and 2 lakh panchayats have it. Today, India has 310 million LPG consumers. The work that used to take years earlier is now getting completed in months.
Every Indian wants India to become the third economy of the world soon
Prime Minister Modi said that every Indian wants the country to become the third largest economy in the world. People have got gas, water and electricity connections at their homes. Crores of toilets have been built. Crores of such people now want a quality life. Now the people of India don't want only roads, they want great expressways. They don't want only railways, they want high-speed trains. Every city in India expects a metro and its own airport. Every citizen, every village wants that it should have the best facilities in the world. We are seeing the result of this.
Every Indian is proud of his chess player
Praise for Indians
PM Modi said that just yesterday President Biden took me to his home in Delaware. His intimacy, his warmth was a heart touching moment for me. This honour is for 140 crore Indians. This honour is for you. It is for your efforts. This honour is for lakhs of Indians living here. Wherever I go these days, I hear praises of Indians. Indians contribute wherever they live. The flag you have hoisted as doctors, engineers and other professionals in America is a symbol of this. T20 was held here some time ago, then the USA team played very well. The world saw the contribution of Indians living here in that team.
Indians have the power to connect the world
There is no match for the talent of Indians
PM Modi said that you may have crossed seven seas, but no sea is so deep that it can keep India away from you, which resides in your heart. We can never forget what Maa Bharati has taught us. Wherever we go, we mingle with everyone considering them as family. You are showing your talent to the world. There is no comparison to this. For me, you all have always been India's strongest brand ambassadors. I call you all ambassadors. You have connected America to India and India to America. He said that for the world AI means Artificial Intelligence, but for us AI means American and Indian too. For us AI is speed. This is giving new heights to India-America relations. I salute the Indian diaspora.
I visited America without a leader
PM Modi told the people- Your love is our good fortune. I remember the days when I was not the PM, CM and not even a leader, during that time I used to come here as a curious person. I used to come with many questions in my mind. I had already visited about 29 states of America. PM Modi started his address by saying Namaste US. He said- Now our Namaste has also become multinational. Namaste has become global from local and all this has been done by you. As soon as he said this, slogans of Modi-Modi started echoing in the gathering.
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