PM Modi enthralls over 10,000 NRIs at Toronto's Ricoh Coliseum

[caption id=“attachment_2198562” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Just as the organizers had advertised, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public interaction with the Indian diaspora at Ricoh Coliseum here on Wednesday had all the trappings of a rockstar concert as Bollywood singer Sukhwinder Singh, Shiamak Davar troupe and other groups set the tone for the evening. (Image courtesy: AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2198568” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper at the end of the event at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto on Wednesday. (Image courtesy: AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2198570” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  The nearly 10,000-strong audience interrupted Modi repeatedly during his hour-long speech with shouts of “Modi, Modi…” as the PM spoke about the changes sweeping India. (Image courtesy: AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2198572” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Performances by classical dancers were organised to entertain the audience in Toronto on Wednesday. (Image courtesy: Reuters)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2198576” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper as they sing the Canadian national anthem ahead of a speech to the public in Toronto on Wednesday. (Image courtesy: Reuters)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2198578” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Narendra Modi drew the biggest applause from the public when he said his mission is “Skill India” while the previous regime was “Scam India”. (Image courtesy: Reuters)[/caption]