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President Trump recognizes Naperville's India Day celebration with letter (Illinois)
The Daily Herald ^ | August 12, 2017 | Katie Smith

Posted on 08/12/2017 6:04:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

In recognition of the 70th anniversary of India's Independence, an official letter from President Donald Trump will be presented Sunday at Naperville's India Day Grand Celebration.

The letter reads, in part, "Thanks to the irreplaceable contributions of Hindu and Indian Americans, the future of our valued partnership has never looked brighter, and we continue to foster even greater cooperation for future generations," according to a news release.

The celebration, hosted by the Indian Community Outreach Organization and sponsored by the Republican Hindu Coalition, is one of the largest in Indian-American festivals in the United States. The day is aimed at embracing and preserving the heritage and contributions of Indian-Americans, and encouraging them to help America grow, according to the release.

The event will feature food, floats, fashion, fireworks, shopping, and classical and modern Indian dance. Popular Bollywood stars will headline the show. Admission is free.

Also scheduled to attend are Gov. Bruce Rauner and British politician Nigel Farage, former leader of the right-wing UK Independence Party, according to the release.

Republican Hindu Coalition Chairman Shalli Kumar said the celebration's 70th year has potential to be the most successful one yet.

"This will be the most spectacular year in the history of this celebration," Kumar said in a statement. "We expect more than 20,000 members of our community, family, and friends. And we salute Krishna Bansal and the Indian Community Outreach Organization for the rich tradition it has created."

Activities will begin at 11 a.m. Knoch Park, 724 S. West St., Naperville.


TOPICS: Illinois; Campaign News; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: bollywood; farage; hindus; illinois; india; indianamericans; trump; trumpindia

1 posted on 08/12/2017 6:04:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Popular Bollywood stars will headline the show.

They will? That's quite a feat - the top Bollywood stars apparently make about $10 million USD per film, and they make more movies than Hollywood actors, so they're not hurting for cash - how does Napierville get "popular Bollywood stars" to show up?
2 posted on 08/12/2017 6:17:50 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Maybe they’re not A-List stars or maybe the organizer has a lot of pull.


3 posted on 08/12/2017 6:19:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

I heard Bret Micheals is playing the Last Fling there. A lot different from when they just had crappy no won carnival games and a tilt a whirl.


4 posted on 08/12/2017 7:37:18 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
They will? That's quite a feat - the top Bollywood stars apparently make about $10 million USD per film, and they make more movies than Hollywood actors, so they're not hurting for cash - how does Napierville get "popular Bollywood stars" to show up?

Perhaps some will perform w/o huge cash incentives - been known to happen....

5 posted on 08/13/2017 4:08:38 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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