‘Modi ji we have great hopes from you’, Indians welcome PM Modi in Australia

TIL Desk/World/Sydney/ Amid chants of ‘Hail Modi’, ‘Vanakkam Modi’, ‘Namaste Modi’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, the Indian community welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived in Sydney on Monday for two days of constructive engagements the with Australian leadership, business community and diaspora members.

“Modi ji we have great hopes from you,” a member of the Indian community said, as the Prime Minister greeted and shook hands with the community members, who were eagerly awaiting for his arrival since he last visited the country in 2014.

“Landed in Sydney to a warm welcome by the Indian community. Looking forward to various programmes over the next two days,” Modi tweeted upon landing in Sydney. Modi, who is visiting Australia from May 22-24 as a guest of the Australian government, was received at the airport by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Ahead of the Indian PM’s arrival, Albanese said in a statement, “I am honoured to host Prime Minister Modi for an official visit to Australia, after receiving an extremely warm welcome in India earlier this year.”