PM Modi underline India's women-led development refers to President Murmu in US Congress address

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the significance of women in the body-politic of India, referring to the fact that the Head of State of India is a woman from a humble background.

PM Modi, during his address to a joint session of the US Congress, lauded Murmu for rising through the ranks to become India’s 15th President despite hailing from a tribal background.

“…today in modern India, women are leading us to a better future. India’s vision is not just of development that benefits women. It is of women-led development where women lead the journey of progress. A woman has risen from a humble tribal background to be our Head of State…,” PM Modi said during his address to a joint session of the US Congress.

Modi became the first Indian leader to address the joint session of the US Congress twice. He first addressed a joint meeting of the US Congress in 2016.

Modi arrived in the House Chamber to a rousing reception as lawmakers stood up and applauded as he walked up to the podium to deliver his address. Members of the Indian-American community sat in the visitor galleries in the chamber and erupted into applause and chanted ‘Modi, Modi’ as the Indian leader walked in.

Modi waved to the diaspora in the galleries overhead before he began his address. Modi’s address received about 15 standing ovations from US lawmakers and multiple applauses.

On several occasions, the diaspora broke into chants of ‘Modi, Modi’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ during the address.

Some of the members of the Indian-American community were dressed in traditional Indian attire.

During his address, Modi said, “There are millions here, who have roots in India. Some of them sit proudly in this chamber. There is one behind me, who has made history.” Modi was referring to Kamala Harris, the first Black, South Asian, and woman to be elected to the post of Vice President. Harris’s mother Shyamala Gopalan, a breast cancer scientist, hailed from Chennai.

As Modi made this comment, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi smiled and looked over at Congressmen Ro Khanna and Raja Krishnamoorthi sitting across the aisle from her and applauded and acknowledged them.

Both are US lawmakers of Indian origin. Some aspects of Modi’s address also elicited light-hearted laughter from the lawmakers, with one saying, “In all this, Indian Americans have played a big role. They are brilliant in every field, not just in Spelling Bee”.

It was a reference to the popular spelling competition in America that has been dominated by Indian-American children who emerge as champions year after year. This year too, 14-year-old Dev Shah, an eighth grader from Florida, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Modi’s address ended with a prolonged standing ovation and applause from the lawmakers and members of the Indian-American community.

As Modi walked to exit the chamber, several lawmakers crowded around him, shaking his hand, congratulating him and getting his autograph on special copies of his speech that were circulated to the attendees. Members of the community shouted ‘Modi, Modi’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ (Victory for Mother India).

With inputs from PTI

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