From U.S. suburbs, 'friends of Modi' set to blitz India with calls in re-election drive

[pakdefender]

Bellam emigrated to the United States around two decades ago, and then renounced his Indian passport to became an American in 2011. He now runs his own tech consultancy.

But the 47 year-old, convinced that the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will unlock India’s economic potential, is part of an army of activists seeking to propel Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a second term in next year’s general election, due to be held by May.

“I am requesting you to vote for BJP and spread the word in the constituency,” Bellam says in his phone calls to people in India whose numbers were provided to him by the party. He then extols Modi’s policies, including his flagship “Make in India” plan.

The U.S. chapter of the Overseas Friends of the BJP has some 4,000 members, although its president Krishna Reddy estimates the broader network includes up to 300,000 supporters. Many cannot travel home to vote, so ardent BJP backers are channeling their energy into phone campaigns and a blitz of social media messages to people in India.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...with-calls-in-re-election-drive-idUSKCN1ON03H

 

[KAMDEV]

they can't influence secular indians , congress led opposition is coming in power .

 

[padamchen]

they can't influence secular indians , congress led opposition is coming in power .

I PRAY one of them calls me man.

I have zero time for expats talking about Indian matters.

Talking about Modi and the Sangh will just unleash primeval brutality.

Cheers, Doc