Atlanta: Overseas Friends of BJP celebrated Modi’s victory & 3rd swearing-in

Atlanta, Georgia: In a jubilant atmosphere where a fully packed crowd of Indians filled with cheers and applause, Atlanta chapter of Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP-USA) and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the victory of the BJP-led NDA coalition in the recently concluded general elections in Global Mall, Norcross on June 9.

Among others joining celebration included N Sri Ramchandra Rao former MLC and Rakesh Reddy current MLA from BJP of Telangana State of India. Their inspiring speeches attracted audience. Both the BJP leaders from Telangana state were in Atlanta attending American Telugu Association (ATA) conference. The celebration coincided with swearing in ceremony of Modi as Prime Minister of India for a third term, a first in over 60 years and also the victory of our India team in T20 World Cup 2024 held in New York.

The celebration started with couple of patriotic songs and dance performances by the students of Nritya Natya Kala Bharati. Vasudev Patel a prominent leader of OFBJP-USA while welcoming the crowded gathering said Modi’s victory is a historic occasion and a proud moment for all of us. He said the ruling National Democratic Alliance coalition (NDA) led by Prime Minister Modi re-elected to power for a historic third consecutive term.

Narendra Modi is the only one 3-time chief Minister of a state in India as well as 3-time Prime Minister of India. Narendra Modi’s win was only the second time an Indian leader has retained power for a third term after Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first prime minister.

Vasudev Patel informed gathering that during the election campaign, OFBJP-USA and its members conducted prayer meetings, Homas, several awareness campaigns in various American cities that ranged from car rallies to calling people in India. The BJP is the largest party in Lok Sabha, and this is the first time since 1962 that a prime minister has been voted to power for the third consecutive term.

Several world leaders, including USA President Baiden, Russia President Vladimir Putin, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and many more world leaders have congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the victory of the BJP-led NDA coalition in the general elections and expressed their desire to work closely with him.

Earlier, Shiv Aggarwal, philanthropist and owner of Global mall and Dhirubhai Shah of India Awareness Foundation (IAF) addressed the large crowd of the celebration, The celebration concluded with sumptuous dinner served to all attendees.  Modi’s victory celebrations were held in many cities across USA under aegis of Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP-USA).

– Ravi Ponangi