Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Facebook headquarters for a Townhall question and answer session on September 27, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Sunday. Modi is scheduled to be in the US from September 23 to 28 and will attend meetings at the United Nations.

"I'm excited to announce that Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India will be visiting Facebook HQ later this month for a Townhall Q&A. Prime Minister Modi and I will discuss how communities can work together to address social and economic challenges," Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook page. Also Read: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the richest person under 35

Inviting questions from his followers the co-founder of the online social networking giant said, "We want to hear your questions. Please ask them in the comments below and we'll try to get to as many as possible."

Modi is also expected to visit Google and the factory floor of auto major Tesla in Fremont, both in Silicon Valley, but those visits are yet to be confirmed.



During his maiden trip to India in October last year, Zuckerberg had met Modi to discuss digital expansion in the country. Also Read: When Mark Zuckerberg met Narendra Modi - in a suit and tie

PM Modi discussed with him the use of social media in checking terror activities and a host of other issues. Zuckerberg had expressed his interest in working with the government in the areas of healthcare and education.

Facebook is also helping the government develop a 'Clean India' mobile application and lending its expertise in areas of health and sanitation. Also Read: Facebook struggles to sell ads in India

India has the largest Facebook userbase outside the US. In June, the company had said 125 million users of its global base of 1.44 billion come from India.