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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 22 addressed the mega 'Howdy, Modi' event in Houston with record crowd of 50,000 Indian-Americans present at the NRG stadium. The event has been organised by Indian-Americans in Texas for Prime Minister Modi. US President Donald Trump joined PM Modi at the mega event as a "special gesture" by him to underscore the special bond between the two countries. It is for the first time that Trump and Modi shared a stage together. This is for the first time that the leaders of the two largest democracies of the world were addressing a joint mega rally in the US. (Image: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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The event was organised by the non-profit Texas India Forum, with the tagline 'Shared Dreams, Bright Futures'. (Image: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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Houston has one of the largest concentration of the Indian-American community in the US. (Image: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday deviated from his trademark dialogue "Bhaiyo aur Behno" and instead used "Howdy, my friends?" to address the Indian community. (Image: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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"Howdy", short for 'How do you do?', is a friendly greeting commonly used in southwestern United States. (Image: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a rousing welcome when he arrived at the crowded NRG stadium to address the Indian-American community along with US President Donald Trump. (Image: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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Organised by the non-profit Texas India Forum, the event, with the tagline 'Shared Dreams, Bright Futures', will shine light on the tremendous contribution of Indo-Americans in United States and the strong and lasting partnership between the US and India. (Image: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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PM Modi thanked the Indian community in Houston for setting the stage for a "glorious future" of Indo-US ties, it said in a tweet. (Image: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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The two trademark Modi dialogues which have become a synonym to the prime minister are "Bhaiyo aur Behno" and "Mitron". (Image: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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After Modi's speech, the two leaders clasped hands and walked together in the packed stadium, sending a message of unity between the two strategic partners. (Image: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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Addressing the cheering crowd, Modi said the presence of such a big gathering is not confined to arithmetic and that people are seeing new history and chemistry being made. (Image: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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"Energy of NRG (stadium) is a witness of synergy between India and the US…My answer to 'Howdy, Modi' is only this: Everything is Fine in India," he said and repeated this in various Indian languages. (Image: Twitter/@narendramodi)
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