PM Modi thanks Zuckerberg for extending support for Digital India initiative

San Jose: Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg for extending his support for Digital India initiative.

"Thanks Mark Zuckerberg for the support. I changed my DP in support of the efforts towards a Digital India," the Prime Minister said in a Facebook post.

Prime Minister Modi will meet Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in a short while from now. Both will take part in a Townhall Q & A (Question and Answering) session at the Menlo Park headquarters.

The event is being projected as one of the exciting events in Minister Modi`s five-day visit to the United States.Meanwhile, Zuckerberg has voiced a strong support for the Digital India initiated by Prime Minister Modi`s government in his Facebook post.

"Looking forward to discussing this with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Facebook today," Zuckerberg had earlier said in a Facebook post."I`ll host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a Townhall Q&A at Facebook HQ, where I`m looking forward to having a conversation about what connectivity means for India`s future," Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Facebook.