August 17, 2026 04:25 am (IST)
Modi all set for big address in Sydney
Sydney, Nov 17 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Sydney to a big welcome as people await his US Madison Square speech encore here in his public address at the Allphones Arena in Sydney's Olympic Park.
The event organised by the Australian-Indian community, the venue is bursting in a riot of cultural performances ahead of Modi's speech.
A tweet by the PMO said Modi has left for the Allphones arena.
"It's a rush for selfies and autographs at the Allphones arena. PM @narendramodi is at the venue," said another tweet.
New South Wales Premier Mike Baird also met Modi, a Twitter image of PMO showed. "What I sense is that you bring great hope; the relationship is on the cusp of something big" said Premier Baird of NSW.
Modi earlier tweeted: "Amazing welcome in Sydney. Glad to be here."
He was accorded a traditional welcome in Sydney and got a boomerang as a gift upon arrival.
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