{"id":477740,"date":"2023-06-24T13:48:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T08:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=477740"},"modified":"2023-06-24T13:49:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T08:19:03","slug":"mary-millben-pm-modi-us-national-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/mary-millben-pm-modi-us-national-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"US Singer Mary Millben touches PM Modi&#8217;s feet after singing India&#8217;s national anthem | Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>American singer Mary Millben sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi blessings by touching his feet after singing India\u2019s national anthem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A video of the incident is now viral on internet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video showcases Millben approaching PM Modi and touching his feet, when the Prime Minister bent down to prevent her to do so, further both exchanged a brief conversation on the stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">American singer Mary Millben touches PM Modi\u2019s feet after singing the National Anthem. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMWSKYG5US\">pic.twitter.com\/rMWSKYG5US<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shivam.m \u092e\u0948 \u0939\u0941\u0902 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 (@Shivamm2608) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shivamm2608\/status\/1672510934382723073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The viral video is of the concluding event of PM Modi&#8217;s official State visit to the US. The event was concluded at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Centre in Washington DC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millben said she was honoured to be part of the event. She hailed PM Modi for his kindness and for being a wonderful person. Mary added she was grateful to hear the voices of the crowd singing the national anthem with passion. The African-American singer also participated in the Yoga Day celebrations at the United Nations headquarters on June 21 with PM Modi on International Yoga Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI will rest in the end, knowing that anything I did of great significance is because He (God) did it through me.\u201d <br><br>Tonight as I perform the Indian National Anthem for Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> and distinguished guests, India and Indian communities across the world, you are\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RXMVfLsCQg\">pic.twitter.com\/RXMVfLsCQg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mary Millben (@MaryMillben) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryMillben\/status\/1672207293180518401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In India, political leaders shared the video on Twitter including Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, he said that the act of touching the feet of PM Modi symbolised respect for the Indian ancient values in Western countries. He said this gesture represented the idea of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam- One Earth, One Family, One Future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Indian culture possesses a remarkable beauty, as its values transcend boundaries effortlessly. Through the humble act of touching feet of Hon PM Shri <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> Ji, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryMillben?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaryMillben<\/a> has exemplified profound respect for our ancient values. It truly represents the idea of &#39;One\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dAMEuqmffj\">pic.twitter.com\/dAMEuqmffj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Himanta Biswa Sarma (Modi Ka Parivar) (@himantabiswa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/himantabiswa\/status\/1672454587327082496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A prominent singer, Mary Millben has been popular in India for choosing a unique genre. She sang the devotional song Om Jai Jagadish Hare, which made her popular in the Indian community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, she performed for the President of the United States. She said both the American and Indian anthems speak to the ideals of democracy and freedom and it has been the true essence of the US-India relationship. She further added a free nation has been only defined by a free people. The freedom to express and have different opinions to put in front of people without any fear makes a truly democratic country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video is now receiving immense praise from users across the internet hailing PM Modi&#8217;s popularity in foreign countries and many saying the Prime Minister has lifted the Indian culture and values all across the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mary Millben has been popular in India for choosing a unique genre. She sang the devotional song OM Jai Jagadish Hare, which made her popular in the Indian community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":477751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1497,125714],"tags":[159210,37331,165,501],"yst_prominent_words":[53931,3887,60086,3688,3715,26891,21633,10380,20758,20876,4396,5102,10143,4133],"ppma_author":[140543],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/06\/24131128\/US-Singer-touch-feet-of-PM-Modi.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":140543,"user_id":4,"is_guest":0,"slug":"apnnewsdesk","display_name":"APN Live","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/478eacb893eda88aa6ed8d99b005bf58?s=96&r=g"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477740"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477740"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=477740"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=477740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- html is corrupted -->