Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United Arab Emirates to inaugurate the largest Hindu temple in that country, in the capital city of Abu Dhabi on February 14, will also see ‘Ahalan Modi’, one of the biggest diaspora events to be addressed by him, which will take place a day before with at least 6,000-7,000 workers of Indian origin among the attendees. ‘Ahalan’ in Arabic means ‘hello and welcome’.
The diaspora event will take place at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi and registrations for the event have crossed over 60,000, with confirmations for attendance currently going out. Speaking to The Hindu, Nisha Singh, a senior virologist and spokesperson for the event, said that the last diaspora event in UAE for Mr. Modi, ‘Marhaba Modi’, had been held nine years ago when he had visited Dubai in 2015.
