Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed a Townhall event at the social network’s sprawling headquarters in Menlo Park near San Francisco. PM Modi was the first head of government to be hosted at the new Facebook campus.
Over 500 people from across California attended the event on the second day of the Prime Minister’s visit to Silicon Valley.
Zuckerberg has a personal question, says both his parents are in the crowd. “Tell us a bit about your mother,” he asks. PM Modi congratulates Zuckerberg’s parents and asks them to stand up so that everyone can see them.
PM Modi struggles for words as he speaks of his late father and his old mother. Some tears in the crowd too.
PM Modi breaks into tears as he recalls the contributions of his parents. He says there are millions of such parents across India who sacrifice everything for their children.
Next question is from Dr Ranjana Kumari of Centre for Social Research.
What are your plans for empowerment of women, she asks?
“In all cultures, the God is in male form. It is only Indian civilisations that have so many goddesses. It is true that there has been diversion in this thought over the years. If our country has to reach its economic goals, it cannot happen with half its population shut behind doors. There has to be 100 per cent partnership and the government has to play a proactive role. In India, the situation is that men need reservations in academics as the women dominant here, like in the health sector too. Now we have reserved 30 percent jobs in police service for women. They will also need a big role in the decision-making process as well,” says PM Modi.
In the crowd are spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev and Snapdeal COO Rohit Bansal.
Meanwhile, Zuckerberg has updated his profile picture with hues of the Tricolor in support of the Digital India initiative.
Watch The Town Hall Video Here:
Townhall Q&A at Facebook Headquarters
It was wonderful interacting with everyone at Facebook Headquarters at the Townhall Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg. Here is the full video of the event:
Posted by Narendra Modi on Sunday, September 27, 2015
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