India, June 17 -- Indian-origin Canadians gathered in Calgary on Monday in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Canada to attend the G7 leaders' summit in Kananaskis on Tuesday.

Professor Anil Mehrotra was among those who had come to Calgary. He couldn't contain his excitement saying that he was looking forward to PM Modi's visit.

"Oh, we are really excited, very happy and looking forward to it," he said.

Mehrotra, professor of chemical engineering at the University of Calgary, also praised Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for invited Modi.

"It would have been a mistake if he hadn't invited him, despite all the pressure that you get from one section of the South Asian community. But I'm very happy that he took this bo...