MODI MANIA IN VANCOUVER!
Police in Vancouver have corralled a group of protesters on a road near a Sikh temple ahead of Modi’s arrival.
VANCOUVER – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to Vancouver has touched down at the YVR with a warm welcome by his supporters and local politicians but he has a hordes of fans and some protesters awaiting his arrival at his first destination in the city – the historic Khalsa Diwan Society Gurdwara at Ross Street.
Following the Ross Street stop, Modi’s entrouge will head to Surrey’s Shri Laxmi Narayan Temple for a large rally at 5 p.m, before the state dinner later Thursday night at the Pinnacle Vancouver Harbourfront Hotel.
Police in Vancouver have corralled a group of protesters on a road near a Sikh temple ahead of Modi’s arrival.
Two of the protesters at Ross Street told CBC News they consider Modi a criminal who shouldn’t be allowed into Canada because of his handling of anti-Muslim riots in Gujurat, India in 2002 that resulted in hundreds deaths.
Modi was eventually cleared of wrong doing in 2012 by the Supreme Court of India. The protesters also alleged his BJP government continues to discriminate against non-Hindus.
Premier Christy Clark said she’s excited about today’s visit and excited about what Modi is doing in India, because he is going to change the face of that country forever and in doing so, he will change the balance of economies in the world.
Clark said India represents tremendous educational and economic opportunities for British Columbians,and this province’s agricultural exports and technology will help Indians feed themselves and waste less food.
Modi was elected last year, and hopes to strengthen economic links between the two countries.
