Indian community in Russia is eagerly waiting for a possible interaction with Prime Minister Modi.
Moscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to the Russian Federation for the 22nd Annual Summit has evoked great response and attention from many quarters, including the Indian community in Russia for obvious reasons. They are eagerly waiting for a possible interaction with Prime Minister Modi.
Even otherwise, they are hopeful that their demand for constructing a Hindu temple in the country will be acknowledged by the Indian PM who will, in turn, talk to his counterpart, President Vladimir Putin about the same.
Apart from the temple, the Indian community will be seeking his support to build a new Indian school building and the availability of more direct flights to India.
Prime Minister Modi will be in Moscow from July 8 to 9 at the invitation of President Putin for the 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit to be held on Tuesday.
Indian diaspora members in Russia expressed excitement over PM Modi’s visit as they expressed their three key demands.
“There are few things which remain missing in the society. For example, we would demand a Hindu temple through Prime Minister Modi. There are a few troubles with airlines as only Aeroflot works. If any other airline like Air India operates flights to Russia, then the frequency will increase along with the availability of seats,” said Rakesh Kumar Srivastava, an Indian from Patna living in Russia.
With Hinduism spreading in Russia in recent years and the number of Indians growing, the community is feeling the necessity of having a Hindu temple in the country to meet their spiritual needs.
“We have only one hope from Prime Minister Modi that something should be done for the Indian diaspora so that the diaspora students receive good education, and the schools should be strengthened. And the Indian diaspora which is importing goods from India is facing few troubles, they should also be looked into so that the India-Russia relations are strengthened further,” said Dilip Kumar Minglani, another Indian living in Russia.
“Because I am a mother, I wish for a new building for the Indian school. The current building is quite old and if we get a new building then the future of the students will be secure,” said Pojja Chandra, an Indian hailing from Uttar Pradesh and living in Russia.
(With PTI inputs)