Swadesh Chatterjee, an entrepreneur based in Cary, North Carolina and one of the prominent Indian-Americans who had lobbied hard for the deal, said, "For the last three years, we have kept everything - families, businesses, careers on hold and worked toward this."
"At the time of Prime Minister Singh's visit in July 2005, everybody thought it would not go to the Congress. And now the House has passed it and the Senate will follow. It is like moving a mountain," he recalled.
Chatterjee has made 69 trips to Washington in the last two years in connection with the deal and other causes that are vital for India.
Both Chatwal and Chatterjee were among a small group of community leaders who attended a small birthday fete for Dr Singh at his hotel on September 26.
Image: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Swadesh Chatterjee
Also read: PM pitches for war on terror
Advertisement
