At the end of his France visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian Diaspora at the Louvre in Paris.
He was welcomed with a thunderous applause and boisterous chants of ‘Modi, Modi’ and Bharat Mata ki jai.’
He addressed the crowd for over an hour and made some poignant statements.
Here are some of the best:
1) Your enthusiasm makes everyone back at home in India very happy
2) I came to France earlier, as a tourist. Today I have come to bring tourists to India
3) India is known as the land of sacrifice and devotion
4) India is a nation that has always believed in world peace
5) Indians who fought in World War I didn’t fight for themselves, but for others
6) Those days are gone when India had to beg. Now we want our right. No other country has such moral authority
7) India cares for your DNA, not the colour of your passport
8) The elections were in India last year but you were more eager to see the results
9) I assure you the hopes and aspirations with which the people of India have voted in the government, we will live up to them
10) From my experience I can say that India has no reason to remain poor
11) I said 'Make in India' 10 times in last 2 days, but French leaders mentioned it at least 25 times
12) France is the first one to raise its voice if injustice is done to India, such is our relationship
13) Want to end economic disparity between western and eastern parts of India. The whole country should progress
14) The India you dream of, wish for will be made in front of your eyes
