Ahmedabad marches for Trump

Wednesday 26th February 2020 05:04 EST
 
 

All along the 22km roadshow, tableaux, folk dancers and musicians rolling out the cultural tapestry from 28 states of India lined the roadsides, making it a sight to behold for Donald Trump and Co. At least 50 stages were set up with some bearing unique names like Lilliput and Michael Jackson. Young, old and children alike thronged the roads to watch Trump. “I have come to watch Trump with my eight months old baby,” said a housewife Meena Bharwad.

There was unprecedented curiosity over Trump’s bulletproof limousine ‘The Beast’ as large crowds bent over the railings to click picture of the vehicle. Unlike Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and wife Akie Abe, who participated in the 8km roadshow from airport to Gandhi Ashram in an open vehicle, the fact that Trump was in a closed vehicle was a bit of a dampener.

“It would have been great if we have caught a glimpse of Trump and Modi together. But we understand the security concerns,” said Madhav Patel, a professional. At many places, cops were seen having a tough time to restrain the enthusiastic crowds behind the makeshift barricades as they clamoured to get pictures in their mobile phones. Policemen were also seen enjoying the roadshow on TV sets in shops in Motera. The Trump euphoria at Motera had attracted salesmen from cities as far as Kolkata to sell their wares.


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