On 21 June 2023, Mary Millben sang the Indian National Anthem at Ronald Reagan Building at Washington DC and her subsequent action of touching Prime Minister Modi’s feet went viral all over the internet and also touched the hearts of Indians across the world. Mary Millben is the official singer for White House events and ceremonies and she has had the privilege of performing for several US presidents, including George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and now Joe Biden.
In an interview with Rohan Dua of The New Indian, Mary Millben slammed former MP, Rahul Gandhi for “speaking negatively about his country”
White House’s official singer Mary Millben Slams Rahul Gandhi
In listening to some of the speeches by Rahul on his ambitions, I can say that it’s very hard for any country or its citizens to sign up or vote for a leader who doesn’t speak well of his own country. The mark of a… pic.twitter.com/DY4Kn5i6Bb
— Rohan Dua (@rohanduaT02) June 30, 2023
She said, “I don’t know Mr. Rahul so I certainly do not want to say any comments that would be unkind. But in listening to some of his speeches and his thoughts as it relates to his ambitions, I think it is very hard for any country, any citizens to sign up or vote for a leader who doesn’t speak well of his country/her country. And I found that a lot of the comments that this gentleman would make, he spoke quite negatively about his country. And I think the mark of a great leader is to recognise the value of your heritage, to recognise the value of your country and so I would just say I believe that is why Prime Minister Modi is so beloved in India and why he is so beloved across the world.”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has received flak from all corners for speaking ill about India on global platforms on a regular basis. Even his recent trip to the US was mired in controversy especially his meeting with people like Sunita Vishwanath who runs organisations like Hindus For Human Rights in the US.
Mary Millben also went on to talk about how much she admired the Indian Prime Minister and said it was an honour to finally meet him. She said, “I have great respect, great admiration for the Prime Minister so I was honoured to be a part of that (event)”. She also said that India had become a family to her.
Ms Millben also stated that Obama’s comments about India and her minorities were “arrogant”. She said, ” I thought it was quite arrogant to be very honest for the former president to up stage the current president of the United States who happened to be his vice president in his party and upstage a very important week for the United States both for the president and for the prime minister”
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