Melbourne, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The organisers of the 'Melbourne Meets Modi' event have written an open letter to the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, strongly rejecting the claims that the thousands of Indian-Australian attendees at the July 9 Marvel Stadium reception were a "paid crowd" funded by the BJP or the Indian government. More than 30,000 people gathered in Melbourne ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the Indian community at Marvel Stadium on July 9, making it one of the largest gatherings ever for any world leader in Australia.

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