I think we got a strong leader as PM now and I wish to listen to him speak,” he said and added that many of his colleagues and friends have also registered for the event. “I have got a confirmation mail from the organizers. Sathish Rajendran, an IT professional in Philadelphia, is eagerly waiting to know the lottery results. “Seventy percent of the participants would be less than 40 years old,” an organizer told TOI. Who gets to attend, however, would be decided by a lottery system. Though Gujaratis have applied to attend in huge numbers, Tamils are not too far behind, organizers say. The auditorium can only accommodate 35,000 people. Indian-American Community Foundation, set up recently to organize the event, has received some 60,000 applications from people across the US.

“I subscribe to the Dravidian ideology but I wish to know his views on Indian-American issues,“ said K Sivakumar, former president of Washington Tamil Sangam, over phone.

For the Tamils, however, it would be a chance to hear from the new Prime Minister. For the moteliers it would be a personal triumph as the US denied a visa to Mo di when they invited him last time. One of Manis students performing Jathiswaram at an April 2013 function. But all I can do is wish him luck in the alternate plane where I hope he finds peace and great musicians to jam with Welcome to the home page of Tamil Association of Greater Delaware Valley (TAGDV), one of the oldest Tamil organizations in USA.TAGDV was founded in 1970 by Indian expatriates from Tamil Nadu, India and serves the geographical tri. Mallari performed at Tamil Association Diwali Celebration 2013. Nagumomu Ganaleni performed for Telugu New Year celebrations in April 2014. Many of them young IT professionals, members of the Tamil diaspora in the US, are excited to hear Modi speak at the Madison Square Garden. Manimegalaye at TAGDV Tamil New Year 2014 by Khushi, Janki and Pari. But it's not just the Gujarati Patels who will be getting down at Penn station to attend the Narendra Modi event in New York on September 28, but Tamils too. CHENNAI: Moteliers across America -from sand swept Utah to lonely Montana - are making plans to head to the Big Apple in September.

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