Donald Trump calls PM Modi father of India, sparks memefest on Twitter

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US President Donald Trump called PM Modi the father of India and said he was doing a fantastic job.

TLI Staff

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said PM Modi unified India and that “there was a lot of dissension, a lot of fighting” before, calling him “the father of India.” The American President and Indian PM met again on Tuesday on the sidelines of UN General Assembly.

Trump had also joined Modi at the Howdy Modi event organised in Houston, Texas on Sunday where the two leaders addressed a crowd of over 50,000 Indian Americans.

“And I remember India before. Now, not intimately, but I remember India before, and it was very torn. There was a lot of dissension, a lot of fighting. And he brought it all together, like a father would bring it together. Maybe he’s the father of India. We’ll call him “the father of India.” I think that’s not so bad. But he brought things together. And you don’t hear that anymore. So I think, he’s done a fantastic job.

But I think that what the event showed is how much I like the country of India and how much I like your Prime Minister,” he said.

Trump also compared PM Modi to Elvis Presley.

“There was tremendous spirit in that room, too. And they love this gentleman to my right. They really do. Those people went crazy. That was like Elvis. That was like an American–he’s like an American version of Elvis. (Laughter) It was like we brought in the middle of an all-American deal; Elvis Presley came back. No, he was – that was quite something. They love you Prime Minister. It’s a great thing,” he said.

Post Donald Trump’s remark, Twitterati came up with some interesting memes. Take a look:


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