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Dancing the night away with Narendra Modi

Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has been repeatedly denied a visa by the United States authorities for his suspected role in the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

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Dancing the night away with Narendra Modi

That, however, has not dampened the enthusiasm of his many followers in the United States.

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Dancing the night away with Narendra Modi

Modi’s followers, most of them Gujaratis, have found innovative ways to connect with him.

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Dancing the night away with Narendra Modi

This year, the Gujarat CM made an appearance at Newark Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Or rather, giant cut-outs of Modi did.

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Dancing the night away with Narendra Modi

Newark Avenue is famous for its 'street Navratri', where revelers play Dandiya through the night.

This year, the enthusiastic Garba dancers celebrated the occasion with cut-outs of Modi, which were placed prominently on the road, sidewalk and the dais at Newark Avenue.

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Dancing the night away with Narendra Modi

The sizeable Gujarati community in the US has often urged the administration to change its policy towards the controversial CM.

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