Wharton or not, Modi will speak to American audience

He will address American and Canadian citizens via live video speech on March 9 at 8 pm (6.30 am India time March 10) through US-based TV Asia channel Washington (IANS): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would after all speak to audiences in North America courtesy the Overseas Friends of BJP, following the cancellation of an invitation from the Wharton India Economic Forum. The Bhartiya Janata Party's overseas liaison unit announced Wednesday that Modi shall address American and Canadian citizens via live video speech March 9 at 8 pm (6.30 am India time March 10) through US-based TV Asia channel. It is being organised under the BJP global community outreach programme. Meanwhile, WIEF's cancellation of the invitation to Modi to speak via video conference at its upcoming its annual student-run India-centric conference in Philadelphia March 23 has received mixed reaction here. Another sponsor pulls out Another key sponsor of the Wharton Indian Economic Forum (WIEF) has pulled out of the prestigious annual meet in the wake of the organiser's decision to cancel a key-note address by Modi. The webpage of WIEF today showed -- Colours' channel which is Viacom18's flagship brand in the entertainment space in India - being removed from the list of silver sponsors to the annual event.