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India proud of expatriates: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India was proud of expatriate Indians settled and working in the UAE.
"You are the people who have worked hard... some for 10 years, some for 20 years and some for 30 years. You are not only earning your living, but also making India proud," Modi said addressing thousands of expatriate Indians here.
He said that due to the good behaviour and hard work of the expatriate Indians, India was proud.
Modi said the Indians settled in the Gulf were always worried about their home country.
"Even if it rains a little more in India, then the Indian living in Dubai, opens his umbrella. In times of natural disaster, the Indian in Dubai can't sleep properly."
"When the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government conducted nuclear tests, some people were angry and there were sanctions put on India.
"Then Vajpayee appealed to Indians across the world to help India. And today I feel proud to say that after his appeal, the blue collar workers in the Gulf had made the biggest contribution."
Modi arrives
The official programme started with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival at 7.45pm, followed by the singing of the UAE and the Indian national anthem.
Crowds who didn't make it inside the stadium gathered outside to witness the occasion through the screens provided outside.
Modi started his speech in Hindi.
People cheering non-stop
People are cheering non-stop. The stadium is almost full less than an hour into Modi's speech.The open air coolers have arrived giving attendees a respite from the heat.
Cultural dances from different Indian states continue to entertain the crowd. Venus and her husband sported a red and yellow wig to stand out. Others danced with their flag draped around them.
Dubai Police doing a good job trying to seal off queues
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public reception turned out to be just the kind of crowded function one expected it to be. Absolute chaos was witnessed at the main gates. Nearly 2km around the stadium was cordoned off and people walked in 42 degrees Celsius, sweating profusely to be greeted by hot water cups.
Dubai Police was doing a good job trying to seal off queues of women and children. There were three peripheries to cross before people could get entry into the main stadium.
Cultural performances started
Cultural performances started at 5.45pm with an Indian traditional dance. The crowd has almost two hours more to go before the official programme starts.Relative humidity is increasing as the afternoon progresses. The promise of open air coolers to manage the heat has materialised as of now.Attendees have filled more than half of the stadium.
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Volunteers distribute free water
"It's good that there are volunteers who are helping distribute water. Yesterday on radio the organisers said they'd put some air coolers but then there was some mishap. I didn't expect it to be this hot today," said Jaiesh, a resident who came from Sharjah with his friends.
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At 5pm, almost half of the stadium reserved for general admission is already occupied.
Every available parking space near the stadium taken up.
Major traffic jam at the junction of Motor City and Stadium.
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