Photos: Obama wraps up India visit with a big bang at Siri Fort

[caption id=“attachment_2067683” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Always an eloquent and engaging speaker, United States President Barack Obama also won over Indians during his town hall speech at the Siri Fort. And, it wasn’t just because he used five Hindi words in the first three minutes of his speech. “Namaste!’ ‘Bahut danyavad’, ‘Bhangra’ and ‘Diwali’, the President touched the right chords during his speech, addressing a strong crowd of 2,000.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2067689” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama meet with nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi and his wife Sumedha Satyarthi at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2067693” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  New Delhi: US President Barack Obama spoke about first lady Michelle Obama. “If a nation wants to become developed, it has to treat its women well. It has to treat its women with respect and dignity. I’m married to a strong and talented woman. Michelle isn’t afraid to speak her mind or tell me when I’m wrong - which happens pretty often. Every daughter is as important as a son. It’s incredible to see all the women in the Indian armed forces.”[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2067695” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Obama also made a strong appeal for religious tolerance during his address, weighing in on one of the most controversial topics in India as he wound up a three-day visit.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2067697” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  He also said that, “every Indian should celebrate the success of SRK, Mary Kom and Milkha Singh equally.”[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2067699” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Obama’s visit has been widely seen as a bid to forge a relationship that will help balance China’s rise by catapulting India into the league of major world powers. “I am the first US president to come to your country twice, but won’t be the last. We are not the perfect countries, we have known tragedies and triumphs, have lot of challenges, but we also posses the key to progress.”[/caption]