Indian PM Modi Speaks At Madison Square Garden
India’s new prime minister, once shunned by Washington, received a raucous reception in a famed New York sports arena today where he appealed for help from Indian-Americans to help develop his country’s economy, vowing that under his leadership, the South Asian nation wouldn’t look back.
A day after addressing a hushed U.N. General Assembly, where headphone-wearing delegates rarely break into a smile, Narendra Modi received a tumultuous welcome from upward of 18,000 people. He struck a chord by announcing plans to simplify the immigration bureaucracy for Indians living abroad, and called on them to “join hands to serve our mother India.”
A dazzling, Bollywood-style show warmed up the crowd before Modi appeared. About 30 U.S. lawmakers attended – ringing the stage as the Indian leader came into the auditorium under a spotlight like a boxing champion. The event had the feel of a political rally, and the audience periodically broke out into chants of “Modi! Modi!”
On Monday, Modi will meet with President Barack Obama at the White House, a meeting that both sides hope can improve strained relations between the world’s two largest democracies.
Being courted by Washington marks a major change since 2005, when the U.S. denied Modi a visa for his alleged complicity in sectarian violence in his home state of Gujarat.
Several hundred anti-Modi protesters, mostly Americans of Indian descent, both Hindu and Muslim, gathered across the street from Madison Square Garden, chanting behind police barricades, “Modi, Modi, you can’t hide, you committed genocide!”
Inside, Modi spoke in Hindi from a dias at the center of the stage that occasionally rotated so he could face a different section of the audience. He vowed to fight corruption and champion India’s legions of poor whom he said wanted to participate in the nation’s progress.
Modi is no stranger to a big stage. Backed by huge corporate wealth, he was the center of the slickest election campaign India has seen. Madison Square Garden, however, takes it up a notch.
About 800 people also gathered to watch a live feed of the speech in New York’s Times Square, some holding Indian flags and sporting Modi t-shirts.
At both venues, Indian-Americans likened the enthusiasm over Modi’s meteoric rise to that surrounding Obama, who captured America’s imagination when he won the 2008 presidential election vowing to bring “change.”
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India’s new prime minister, once shunned by Washington, received a raucous reception in a famed New York sports arena today where he appealed for help from Indian-Americans to help develop his country’s economy, vowing that under his leadership, the South Asian nation wouldn’t look back.
As they say “Politics is show business for the ugly.” Also, “All the world’s a stage” is the phrase that begins a monologue from William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, spoken by the melancholy Jaques in Act II Scene VII. The speech compares the world to a stage and life to a play, and catalogues the seven stages of a man’s life, sometimes referred to as the seven ages of man: infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon and old age, facing imminent death. It is one of Shakespeare’s most frequently-quoted passages.
I come from a family of Politicians=lucky me right?? Anyway, as a result, I have been exposed to every type of beast known to man from the time that I could crawl! Image is everything and in the ultra-competitive environment of today, you need to excel to rockstar proportions. Also, Politics makes strange bedfellows! You will see individuals who are suing each other smiling and shaking hands on a regular basis. I was always so confused as a child watching this going on all around me. Hence, I knew at a very young age that it wasn’t at all for me to the dismay of my family. The game has changed and the players have changed. Big money rules now more than ever before. It is a mystery to me why any rich well-bred and successful man would ever want to run for President these days! 🙁
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Well, because mediocrity breed contempt……..never rest on your laurels…….
India’s new prime minister, once shunned by Washington, received a raucous reception in a famed New York sports arena today where he appealed for help from Indian-Americans to help develop his country’s economy, vowing that under his leadership, the South Asian nation wouldn’t look back. As they say “Politics is show business for the ugly.” Also, “All the world’s a stage” is the phrase that begins a monologue from William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, spoken by the melancholy Jaques in Act II Scene VII. The speech compares the world to a stage and life to a play, and catalogues the seven stages of a man’s life, sometimes referred to as the seven ages of man: infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon and old age, facing imminent death. It is one of Shakespeare’s most frequently-quoted passages. I come from a family of Politicians=lucky me right?? Anyway, as a result, I have been exposed to every type of beast known to man from the time that I could crawl! Image is everything and in the ultra-competitive environment of today, you need to excel to Rock Star proportions. Also, Politics makes strange bedfellows! You will see individuals who are suing each other smiling and shaking hands on a regular basis. I was always so confused as a child watching this going on all around me. Hence, I knew at a very young age that it wasn’t at all for me to the great dismay of my family. The game has changed and the players have changed. Big money rules now more than ever before. It is a mystery to me why any rich well-bred and successful man would ever want to run for President these days! 🙁
And Justice For All
This Lawyer and Judge Fleming would go out for drinks and take photos together despite what just happened in the courtroom. That is the “normal” world of politics! It is just like saying to someone “I am going to have you killed and make it look like an accident!” Then immediately afterwards smiling and putting your arm on their shoulder saying “let’s grab a beer across the street!” 🙁
India’s new prime minister, once shunned by Washington, received a raucous reception in a famed New York sports arena today where he appealed for help from Indian-Americans to help develop his country’s economy, vowing that under his leadership, the South Asian nation wouldn’t look back. As they say “Politics is show business for the ugly.” Also, “All the world’s a stage” is the phrase that begins a monologue from William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, spoken by the melancholy Jaques in Act II Scene VII. The speech compares the world to a stage and life to a play, and catalogues the seven stages of a man’s life, sometimes referred to as the seven ages of man: infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon and old age, facing imminent death. It is one of Shakespeare’s most frequently-quoted passages.
I come from a family of Politicians=lucky me right?? Anyway, as a result, I have been exposed to every type of beast known to man from the time that I could crawl! Image is everything and in the ultra-competitive environment of today, you need to excel to rockstar proportions. Also, Politics makes strange bedfellows! You will see individuals who are suing each other smiling and shaking hands on a regular basis. I was always so confused as a child watching this going on all around me. Hence, I knew at a very young age that it wasn’t at all for me to the dismay of my family. The game has changed and the players have changed. Big money rules now more than ever before. That is why we NEED YOUR HELP in supporting candidates who are ethical, hardworking and truly care about the Citizens of New York City, New York State and the Nation as a whole! Don’t let big money buy a decision that should be yours and yours alone! 🙂
Here Comes The Sun! To a world of better politicians for a better world! 🙂
India’s new prime minister, once shunned by Washington, received a raucous reception in a famed New York sports arena today where he appealed for help from Indian-Americans to help develop his country’s economy, vowing that under his leadership, the South Asian nation wouldn’t look back. As they say “Politics is show business for the ugly.” Also, “All the world’s a stage” is the phrase that begins a monologue from William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, spoken by the melancholy Jaques in Act II Scene VII. The speech compares the world to a stage and life to a play, and catalogues the seven stages of a man’s life, sometimes referred to as the seven ages of man: infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon and old age, facing imminent death. It is one of Shakespeare’s most frequently-quoted passages. I come from a family of Politicians=lucky me right?? Anyway, as a result, I have been exposed to every type of beast known to man from the time that I could crawl! Image is everything and in the ultra-competitive environment of today, you need to excel to Rock Star proportions. Also, Politics makes strange bedfellows! You will see individuals who are suing each other smiling and shaking hands on a regular basis. I was always so confused as a child watching this going on all around me. Hence, I knew at a very young age that it wasn’t at all for me to the great dismay of my family. The game has changed and the players have changed. Big money rules now more than ever before. It is a mystery to me why any rich well-bred and successful man would ever want to run for President these days! 🙁
And Justice For All
This Lawyer (Al Pacino) and Judge Fleming would go out for drinks and take photos together despite what just happened in the courtroom. That is the “normal” world of politics! It is just like saying to someone “I am going to have you killed and make it look like an accident!” Then immediately afterwards smiling and putting your arm on their shoulder saying “let’s grab a beer across the street!” 🙁
Most Politicians are known for never telling the REAL TRUTH. Most of them are Lawyers=Liars and as such are great storytellers!
Liar Liar