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Ahead of the ‘Modi & US: Progress Together’ event, more than 24,000 members of the Indian diaspora have signed up to attend the mega event in the US next month, where PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to speak. The event will take place on September 22 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which has a capacity of 15,000.

The Indo-American Community (IACU) announced that registrations for the event in Uniondale, Long Island have been made through 590 community organisations, all of which have joined as 'Welcome Partners' from across the United States. Although Indian Americans from at least 42 states are anticipated to attend, the response has been especially robust from the tri-state area.

"We're going to do our best to expand seating arrangements and coordinate with our Welcome Partners to prioritise final seat allocations to those who will confirm they expect to attend," said a key organiser of the event, as reported by PTI. 

The IACU said the 'Modi & US' event “promises to be a significant gathering celebrating the interconnected diversity of the Indian-American community”.

The event's theme, "Modi & US: Progress Together", is designed to celebrate the relationship between India and the US, emphasising the cultural ethos of seeing the world as one family. It also highlights the well-being of all people and the planet as an inspiration for creating a "better world together".

Modi's Community Event To Feature Diverse Cultural Representation

Attendees and participating organisations will include a wide range of religious communities, including members of the Jewish, Zoroastrian, Jain, Christian, Sikh, Muslim, and Hindu communities. 

In addition to an address by Prime Minister Modi, the event will showcase cultural performances and appearances by prominent Indian-Americans in business, science, entertainment, and the arts.

This will mark the fifth occasion on which Modi will address the Indian community in the US. Preparations are well underway for the community event in Long Island, which comes a decade after Modi's packed community gathering at the renowned Madison Square Garden in New York in September 2014, according to sources cited by PTI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled to attend the UN General Assembly’s high-level meeting in New York in September, according to the preliminary programme released by the Assembly President Dennis Francis’ office.

The meeting is aimed at adopting the Pact for the Future, which will include a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations as annexes.

“The Summit is a high-level event, bringing world leaders together to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future,” the UN said.