Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the organisation’s headquarters in Paolo Alto, US, on September 27, for a Town Hall meeting.
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Modi was elected India’s leader past year on promises to revive the country’s economy and make India more business friendly.
On September 28, the day after he visits Facebook, Modi will sit for his third bilateral summit with U.S. President Barack Obama in New York City.
Followers are likely unsurprised by Modi’s meeting with Zuckerberg after the prime minister unveiled his Digital India initiative in early July.
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Mark Zuckerberg with Narendra Modi.
The live video of the session will be available on Zuckerberg’s Facebook page and also on PM Modi’s official page in the social media website. Inviting questions, Modi said, “This programme will be incomplete without your participation!”
During the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to United States, the social networking giant Facebook would be hosting the honourable Prime Minister in its headquarters at Menlo Park, California. “I look forward to the Townhall Q&A“, Modi said on Facebook.
PM Modi discussed with him the use of social media in checking terror activities and a host of other issues. For those who are willing to try a little self-help, here’s how you can shut out Candy Crush requests: Turn off the notifications under the app settings on your Facebook profile.
He asked Facebook users to send in their questions for the session.
The organization has a strong presence in India, but has been criticized for restricting users so they can only access websites of Facebook’s choosing.
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Stay tuned to us for more updates of Narendra Modi’s silicon valley visit. Currently, about 125 million of the total 1.44 billion Facebook users come from India.
