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PM Modi at Facebook headquarters: Key highlights of the session

PM Modi at Facebook headquarters: Key highlights of the session

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome at Facebook headquarters on Sunday. We bring to you the key highlights of the session.

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  • Updated Sep 28, 2015, 12:30 PM IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome at Facebook headquarters on Sunday for a town hall hosted by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that focused as much on the two men's backgrounds as the business potential of the world's second most-populous country. We bring to you the key highlights of the meeting-
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The prime minister said he dreamt of making India a $20 trillion economy and that he was pleasantly surprised by the change of perception about his country in a short period of time.
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PM Modi left a special message on the Facebook headquarters wall - "Ahimsa is the greatest Dharma. Satyameva Jayate". Modi scrawled the message in Gujarati - "Ahimsa paramo dharma, Satyameva jayatey" - non-violence is the greatest religion, truth will remain victorious.
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He invited Americans to invest in India taking advantage of its three unique strengths - democracy, demography and demand - to which he added a fourth one, deregulation.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he considers India a "temple" of knowledge from where he took inspiration to rebuild Facebook when the company went through a "rough patch" and was on the verge of being sold over 10 years ago.
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Prompted by Zuckerberg to talk about his experience of being an early adopter of internet in India, PM Modi said: "I did not have the privilege to become a very educated person growing up. My world could revolve around a few words."But social media has filled the gap for me".