India has confidence in its leader: US singer supports PM Modi over Manipur issue

American singer Mary Millben backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Manipur issue and said that he will always fight for the people of the northeastern state. Her remarks came not so long after PM Modi's speech in Parliament on Thursday, in response to the no-confidence motion against his government.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Millben also took a dig at the Opposition, saying it "degrades" India abroad.

"The truth: India has confidence in its leader. The mothers, daughters, and women of #Manipur, India will receive justice. And #PMModi will always fight for your freedom," she tweeted.

"Opposition voices will chant loudly without substance. But the truth, the truth will always set people free," she added.

"In the words of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., #India, ‘let freedom ring.’ My beloved India, let truthâ€æring. PM Modi, you have my confidence. I praying for you," she concluded.

Millben, the award-winning international singer, met PM Modi during his visit to the United States in June this year. She even touched his feet after singing Jana Gana Mana, the Indian national anthem.

PM MODI IN LOK SABHA

PM Modi attacked the Opposition in Parliament today, as he responded to the no-trust vote moved by Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi. Addressing violence in Manipur, he assured that peace would be restored in the state, referring to it as his "jigar ka tukda".

The government won the no-trust vote after the Opposition staged a walkout.

Talking about the clashes that erupted in Manipur on May 3, PM Modi said, "Serious crime against women took place in Manipur and it is unforgivable. The central and state governments are making all possible efforts to ensure the strictest punishment for those guilty.”

"I urge people of Manipur and I want to tell the women of Manipur that the country stands with them. We will find a solution to this challenge together and once again peace will be restored there," PM Modi said in Lok Sabha.