Extraordinary achievement for the 550 million Indians who voted: Gabbard.
By The American Bazaar Staff
WASHINGTON, DC: Honolulu – U.S. Democrat Congresswoman from Hawaii Tulsi Gabbard, the first practicing Hindu American in Congress, spoke to India’s Prime Minister-in-waiting Narendra Modi, and congratulated him and the Bharatiya Janata Party for their success in the Lok Sabha elections.
Gabbard said in a statement: “I recently spoke with Narendra Modi by phone and congratulated him and the Bharatiya Janata party for winning a majority vote in India’s Lok Sabha. This election was an extraordinary achievement for the 550 million Indians who voted over the course of six weeks in some 930,000 polling locations. I look forward to working with Mr. Modi and other members of the Indian government toward our mutual goals of peace, stability, and economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region. A partnership between the world’s two largest and greatest democracies is necessary for us to successfully address the many global challenges we face, including economic growth, bilateral trade, the environment, terrorism, and security.”
As congratulatory messages continued to pour in for Modi, the influential American Jewish Committee (AJC) were enthusiastic to work with the new government in India to further relations with the US and Israel.
“We look forward to working with Modi and the new government to further strengthen and deepen India’s extensive relations with the United States and Israel,” said Shira Loewenberg, director of AJC’s Asia Pacific Institute (API), in a statement. “BJP has long been a friend to Israel and the Jewish people.”
An API delegation had met with Modi in India, in 2012, when he was the chief minister of Gujarat.