, Vaibhav Jha
, Avinash Nair
| Ahmedabad |
Updated: February 25, 2020 2:35:28 am
US President Donald Trump thanked India for its hospitability. (AP)
Over 10,000 policemen, 700 buses and the entire Gujarat government machinery came together to make the hour-long Namaste Trump event a show of strength for both heads of state — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump.
The BJP used its mobilisation skills to market the event as “once-in-a-lifetime” and managed to get the over one lakh crowd to the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel stadium in Motera on a warm, sunny afternoon. According to the organisers, people came in from as many as 13 districts.
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The newly renovated stadium — the largest cricket stadium in the world with a capacity of 1 lakh 10 thousand — went through its most elaborate dress rehearsal on Monday as it hosted, besides Modi and Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and the top brass of the US and Indian governments. The planning for the event involved the Ministry of External Affairs, top security agencies SPG and NSG as well as the US Secret Service.
US President Donald Trump, first…
