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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 70th birthday yesterday saw his UAE fans celebrating with song and seva (service). A Hindi music video paying tribute to India and Modi was released on YouTube by UAE based singer Suchetha Satish, a 14-year-old student who holds a record for singing in 102 languages, and Bollywood music director Monty Sharma.
The same team dedicated an Arabic song to His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on his 70th birthday last year.
Suchetha told Gulf News that the song called Namo Namo Vishwaguru Bharat has also been recorded in Malayalam.
The song was released in the presence of Consul General Dr Aman Puri at the Indian Consulate in Dubai yesterday.
“We had begun preparing for this project right after we dedicated a song to Shaikh Mohammad,” said Suchetha, a grade 10 student at the Indian High School in Dubai.
Meanwhile, a group of Indians organised food distribution in worker accommodations on the occasion. Coordinators Chandra Prakash.P, and Mahadevan A.K, said: “We are giving away biryani packets to around 700 workers in r accommodations in Sajja in Sharjah and Al Quoz and
Dubai Investment Park in Dubai over two days.”
Indian People’s Forum, Dubai organised a virtual celebration of the occasion which saw the participation of not just adults, but also young fans of Modi. Children from different
emirates conveyed their best wishes with the traditional namaste greetings.
Promoted with the hashtag #itsformypm, IPF is organising the blood donation drive in the Abu Dhabi blood bank behind Khalidiya Mall. “We have been given the permission to include 65 volunteers. It will be held from 1pm to 6pm on Friday,” said one of the coordinators.