Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday morning reached Ahmedabad where he will hold a roadshow along with US President Donald Trump and participate in the 'Namaste Trump' event at Motera Stadium later today. The US President will arrive in Ahmedabad in a few hours from now where he is expected to be welcomed by the Prime Minister.
The US President will be accompanied by the First Lady Melania Trump, daughter Ivanka Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
"India awaits your arrival @POTUS @realDonaldTrump! Your visit is definitely going to further strengthen the friendship between our nations. See you very soon in Ahmedabad," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on Monday.
The first couple of US will be given a grand welcome as they drive to the newly-built Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cricket Stadium, commonly known as Motera stadium.
The US President, along with his family and a ministerial delegation, will be in India for around 36 hours. They will visit Ahmedabad, Agra, and Delhi during their stay. This is President Trump's first official visit to India.
Performances
On the day of US President Donald Trump's visit to the city, a group of women dancers dressed in traditional 'ghagra choli' on Monday performed Garba at the Airport Circle in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
The group is one of those who will be performing during the roadshow of Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump today.
"We are waiting for President Donald Trump to come so that we get to show him our Gujarat's folk dance, Garba. We were really happy when we were informed that we were supposed to perform for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump," Heena, a performer, told ANI.
They said they are looking forward to performing in front of the leaders.
Participants were seen wearing rich, traditional and colourful three-piece dresses, heavy earrings and bangles along with decorated earthen pots on their heads.
Meanwhile, a lookalike of megastar Amitabh Bachchan came from Bhavnagar to Motera stadium to attend the 'Namaste Trump' event but he doesn't have a pass for it. The man, named Pinakin Gohil, said he hopes for some miracle so that he can receive a pass.
