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Sabeer Bhatia, Deepak Chopra to accompany Bill Clinton Monday, April 2, 2001
AHMEDABAD: Security personnel in charge of the safety of former United States President Bill Clinton were in the city on Friday to ensure that there are no security lapses during Clinton's stay in the city on April 4 and 5.
According to sources, Clinton is scheduled to visit the Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati and the Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar during his stay in the city.
Clinton, along with a delegation of the American India Foundation, will arrive at Ahmedabad airport at noon on April 4 in a special Indian Air Force plane from Mumbai, officials here stated. However, until Friday evening, there was no confirmation on whether the former US president will visit earthquake-affected persons in Ahmedabad.
"Officials in charge of Bill Clinton's security were in the city on Thursday," confirmed a top police officer, who added that an inspection of the routes that he is likely to take was also done. Security personnel in charge of the former president's visit have still not provided a complete itinerary of his visits in the city to the authorities here.
Raju Bhatt, Gujarat convener of the American India Foundation, said Clinton will head straight for the Taj Ummed Residency, where the State Government will host a lunch for the guest. "He will meet the Chief Minister, Cabinet ministers and other dignitaries at the hotel during lunch," Bhatt said.
The official also added that Clinton will meet representatives of various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) during supper at the hotel, primarily those who have been involved in relief and rehabilitation of quake victims. Bhatt further added that the delegation will leave for Kutch in an Indian Air Force plane around 10 am the next day.
A delegation from the American India Foundation (AIF) will also accompany Clinton on his visit to the State. Prominent among those who will be part of the delegation are Sabeer Bhatia, Anil Bhandari, P C Chatterjee, Vikram Chatwal, Deepak Chopra, Mike Patel, Gururaj Deshpande, Bhimsen Rao and others. Prominent Indo Americans have come together to provide technical and financial assistance for the earthquake-hit areas of the state. Vipul Shukla of the AIF said on Friday that in the long run, the foundation will replicate the Gujarat initiatives in other parts of the country as well with the assistance of NGOs.
A prominent part of the AIF is the Asia American Hotel Owners' Association (AAHOA), which has contributed around $5 million towards relief and rehabilitation so far. The AAHOA plans to rebuild a number of villages in quake-affected areas.
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