Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the most of his visit to Glasgow during COP26. He individually met Indians living in the UK and discussed how the two countries need to work collaboratively in order to meet the goals set to combat climate change.
Samir Desai, Secretary of Edinburgh Hindu Mandir & Cultural Centre met PM Modi in person at Glasgow during COP26. Sharing his experience with Asian Voice, Mr Desai said, “I was delighted to meet our beloved Prime minister, Narendra Modi. When I spoke to him, I found an instant connection. As if I am speaking to my elder family member. We just loved Modi ji. The Indian diaspora is pleased that Modi ji has visited Scotland for the first time. Even though we don’t live in India, we have hopes, aspirations and dreams for the country and in Modi we see a leader to take India to greater heights. India made fantastic progress in all sectors in the leadership of Modi ji. We are grateful to have a leader like Modi ji.
“Modi ji came to Scotland to address COP26. Modi ji has reiterated India's commitment to closely work with the UK. As a true world leader, Modi ji has set net zero target by 2070 for India. India stood out among top emitters, including the U.S. and China. He knows the challenges but is determined to face them head on and India will achieve the target.”
Rajashree Nair Shankar from Slough couldn’t make it to the climate summit but sent her sketch of Indian PM Modi along with the delegation of IIW Inspiring Indian Women, who intend to present Rajashree’s sketch to Modi which he retweeted from his official Twitter handle two years ago.
Suman Vohra, a founding member of Edinburgh Hindu Mandir & Cultural Center since 1980 told the newsweekly that it was a great honour & a wonderful experience to meet the Indian prime minister. “We were asked to introduce ourselves individually to Modi ji , and each one was photographed with him . After that he has mentioned that we need to work together to bring about climate change. There were around 30 people in that room,” Suman told us.
