Houston: As a matter of tradition, every lectern from where a US President speaks be it a joint press conference or an election speech or any speaking engagement either domestically or overseas carries a Presidential emblem.

   The Trump administration replaced the Presidential seal with an “India-US dosti flag” emblem from the Presidential lectern.

   Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Sunday addressed the mega “Howdy Modi” event here with over 50, 000 Indian- Americans present at the NRG stadium.

   However, for a change and to the pleasant surprise to many, the Presidential lectern had a circular emblem with the national flags of both the US and India.

    The event has been organized by Indian – Americans in Texas for Prime Minister Modi. This is for the first time that the leaders of the tow largest democracies of the world were addressing a joint mega rally in the US.