Washington: The top Republican leadership in the U.S. has congratulated Narendra Modi on being nominated as the prime ministerial candidate of the Opposition BJP, and has extended an invitation to address Congressional leaders and Indian Americans via satellite at the Capitol Hill.
"I want to congratulate you on winning the nomination of the BJP for prime Minister of India," Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers said in a congratulatory message to Modi, ahead of the November 19 event.
Being billed as "Bharat (India) Day on Capitol Hill" the day-long event is being hosted by House Republican Conference in the U.S. House of Representatives of which Congresswoman Rodgers is the chair; in association with Shalabh Kumar, who is chair Indian American Advisory Council.
Rodgers, who had travelled to India early this year along with a few other lawmakers and met Modi in Gujarat, is only the second woman to serve as Chairwoman of this powerful House Republican body.
