Declined Trump's invite, chose to visit Odisha: PM
Bhubaneswar, June 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he declined an invitation from US President Donald Trump to visit Washington, and instead chose to visit Odisha, which he called the land of "Mahaprabhu", for an event to mark a year of the BJP government in the state.
"During my visit, US President Donald Trump called me and said 'since you're already in Canada, why not come to Washington too? Let's have a meal and talk.' He extended a warm invitation. I respectfully told the President of the United States, 'Thank you for your kind invitation, but it is essential for me to go to the sacred land of Mahaprabhu'. And so, I humbly declined his offer, because your love and the devotion to Mahaprabhu drew me irresistibly to this...
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