Age Correspondent | New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Facebook headquarters in California later this month at the invitation of the social media giant’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Mr Modi will have a townhall-style question and answer session at the Facebook headquarters on September 27. The Prime Minister will be on a visit to Ireland and the United States from September 23 to 29 during which he will address the UN General Assembly and also visit the Google headquarters in Silicon Valley. Making the announcement on his Facebook page, the Prime Minister invited questions for the townhall session. His announcement came after Mr Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post: “I’m excited to announce that Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India will be visiting Facebook HQ later this month for a townhall Q&A... PM Modi and I will discuss how communities can work together to address social and economic challenges.” This will be only the second townhall by the 31-year-old US billionaire after US President Barack Obama. Mr Zuckerberg invited questions that should be addressed to PM Modi. He said the video would be posted live on his profile which will also be visible on Mr Modi’s official page on Facebook. In his response, Mr Modi wrote on his Facebook post, “I thank Mr Mark Zuckerberg for the invite to visit the Facebook HQ. I look forward to the townhall Q&A on Sunday 27th September at 10 PM IST (9.30 am Pacific time).” He said that “the interaction will cover a wide range of issues and will surely be a memorable one”. Inviting questions, Mr Modi said, “This programme will be incomplete without your participation! Share your questions on Facebook. I urge you all to share your questions on the ‘Narendra Modi mobile app’. Your questions will make this a programme to be remembered.” The Facebook CEO referred to his last meeting with Mr Modi in India and said, “I had the chance to visit PM Modi in India last year and it’s an honour to have the chance to host him here at Facebook.” Mr Modi had received Mr Zuckerberg in October last year. Source: The Asian Age
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