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Over one thousand Indian Overseas Congress USA leaders and members gathered at major cities in the country and held events to celebrate the birthday of Indian MP and India National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
President Mohinder Singh Gilzian spear-headed and coordinated the celebrations in different IOC USA locations, which admittedly celebrated the good results from the Congress-led INDIA bloc at the recently concluded general elections (Lok Sabha polls) in India.
Gandhi turned 54on June 19. “The love and affection that Sri Rahul Gandhi ji had received from millions upon millions of people during his two BHARAT JODO YATRAS resonated with the crowds and filled the convention halls with cheers,” read an official statement from the IOC USA.
Several Congress supporters attended the event In New York’s Nassau County. The celebrations were led by Vice President of IOC USA John Joseph, Vice President Baldev Singh Randhawa and General Secretary Ms. Sophia Sharma, Esq.
The group emphasized the definite need to investigate the EVM issues, now that the INDIA bloc had a sizeable number of opposition members in parliament. President Gilzian appeared visibly pleased with the scale of the celebrations and congratulated everyone. Speakers, including Amar S. Gulshan Ghotra, Leela Merat, Imran Pasha, Rajiv Gowda and others, traced the historical successes of the Congress Party.
In New Jersey, the Working President of IOC USA Northeast Zone, Pradeep Samala, declared open the event which was attended by a gathering of over 400 guests.
Prominent IOC officials such as Rajeshwar Reddy, Ram Gadula, Harkesh Thakur, Peter Kothari, Gurmit Gill, Rajeev Mohan, and
other leaders addressed the audience on the importance of the INC’s collaborative successes with the INDIA group.
In Los Angeles, the large gathering of congress leaders and supporters came at the call of Working President of the IOC USA West Coast Zone, Devinder S. Bhullar (Saab Bhullar), to celebrate the event. He was supported by Teji Mann and Onkar Singh
Khakh. Many among the attendees recalled the memories Rahul Gandhi from his last visit to California last year.
In San Francisco, The Chairman of the IOC USA West Coast Zone, Dr. Harmesh Kumar and General Secretary Gurinderpal Singh organized a meeting where dozens of members and supporters converged to celebrate democracy and the strong unity of the INC party with INDIA bloc. Discussions included collaborative and concerted efforts and strategic AI planning for the future.
In Dallas, the Working President of IOC USA South-East Zone, Gurdev Singh Hayer, celebrated the event. He was joined by Jaswinder Randawa, Mohinder Masihna, Manjinder Rai and Tony Puriwal. All speakers felt that the unity of the leaders, members, volunteers and voters was steadfast, and it produced significant gains even though it fell slightly short of the majority required to form the Indian government. However, they said it was a lesson learnt for the future.
In Washington D.C., Chapter President Johnson Myalil held a gathering of over 70 professionals, which was attended by retired Ambassador of India Venu Rajamony, Keynote Speaker Harbachan Singh and Frank Islam, a prominent leader in the Washington D.C. area.
Myalil recalled the past successes of the Congress party and expressed confidence and optimism that the INC will raise the bar even higher this time.
A discourse took place, followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience. The new Chapter head of the Maryland Chapter also received his letter of appointment.
In Chicago, the event was organized under the aegis of Satheesan Nair, who is the President of the IOC USA Kerela Chapter.
Senior IOC USA leader Thomas Mathew opened the event. Several speakers emphasized on the dire need to focus on the economy, unemployment, environment, education, inflation, agriculture, and the special needs of the senior citizens.
General Secretary Sophia Sharma, Esq. received an award in recognition of her performance, ongoing commitment and dedicated service.