During the event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured in absentia with the ‘Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Global Peace Award for Minority Upliftment.’
- The award was jointly presented by Washington Adventist University and Association of Indian American Minorities (AIAM).
- The award recognizes PM Modi’s efforts toward inclusive development and minority welfare. AIAM is a newly formed non-governmental organisation.
- The organisation was launched on 22 November at the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Maryland.
- AIAM is set to foster unity among Indian Americans in the United States.
- The initiative aims to unite and promote the welfare of minority communities within the Indian American diaspora.
- Jasdip Singh, a renowned Sikh philanthropist, was appointed as the Founder and Chairman of AIAM,
