Modi calls for world peace at rock concert

Posted on Sep 28 2014 - 12:33am by IBC News

New York, Sep 28 Using an unusual platform of a rock concert, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invoked “can do” attitude of youth to change India and the world while addressing a thousands-strong crowd which gathered for “Global Citizen Festival” in Central Park here.

After a seven-minute speech in English, Modi also read out a Sanskrit scripture calling for “peace in the world” and greeted the largely American crowd with a “Namaste” amid cheers and claps.