Usha Vance said that her son was in love with the cart of Mangoes available at PM’s house. “…our son was just so taken by everything and then taken by the entire cart of mangoes that was available for him to eat…”
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US Second lady Usha Vance shared the experience her kids had when they recently visited India and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Usha Vance, who is the of US Vice President JD Vance said her children’s first trip to India was quiet memorable as they have come back with memories of a lifetime. She said the kids talk all the time about their visit, meeting with PM Modi and the gifts they got.
Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum in Washington, DC, Usha Vance said that when her children saw PM Narendra Modi, they put him in the category of grandfather and enjoyed with him.
“Meeting the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi), that was really very special. My kids saw him – they were sort of sleep deprived in Paris, and they saw an Indian man with a white beard and white hair, and they just put him in the grandfather category immediately…” she said.
Washington DC | “Meeting the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi), that was really very special. My kids saw him – they were sort of sleep deprived in Paris, and they saw an Indian man with a white beard and white hair, and they just put him in the grandfather category immediately…… pic.twitter.com/mQAUnTryQ6
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“They are very into him; they just love him, and he really cemented his status by giving our five-year-old a birthday present that day…,” the US Second Lady added
She said that her son was in love with the cart of Mangoes available at PM’s house. “…our son was just so taken by everything and then taken by the entire cart of mangoes that was available for him to eat that he announced to the Prime Minister that he thought he could maybe live there,” she added.
“Our children talk about it all the time. They’ve been all over the place and had wonderful opportunities to see the world, but this was really special to them…”Usha Vance further said.
#WATCH | In a conversation at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum in Washington, DC, US Second Lady Usha Vance recalls her visit to India and her children’s experience meeting PM Modi.
She says, “When we were at the Prime Minister’s residence, our son was just so taken by… pic.twitter.com/OSEnfffrok
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She also talked about the puppet show the family enjoyed during the visit. Praising the stories of Ramayana depicted during the show, she said it was “huge hit” for her children.
“There was a puppet show that was a particular highlight with sort of puppeteering from all over the country, including from Andhra Pradesh, where my family is from. There were bits from the Ramayana, there were sort of comedic bits with animals, and it was a huge hit,” she said.
#WATCH | Washington DC | I think it was a very productive conversation for JD (Vance) and the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi), of course. But also, I think it was a real opportunity for us to kind of cement that personal relationship that they have, which I think is only to the… pic.twitter.com/pzDhXJbTZP
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My kids have been trying to recreate a home with construction paper,” she added.
She called the India-US ties “very personal” for her, adding that the present time gives a “great opportunity” to boost the relationship between the two countries.