Prominent Sikh leader from Wisconsin Darshan Singh Dhaliwal also met the Prime Minister. Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met several members of the Sikh community here in the US, who thanked him for the work done by his government for the Sikh community.

Senior U.S. officials met with Sikh advocates on Thursday to discuss threats facing Sikhs in the United States, including a foiled murder plot against a prominent activist last year, several attendees told Reuters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sikh community members in the US, who expressed gratitude for his government's efforts, including the Kartar Saheb Corridor opening and justice for 1984 riot victims.

White House officials have met a group of Sikh activists to assure them that the US government is committed to protecting Americans from any acts of transnational aggression on its soil, a community leader has said.

Following Quad Summit, Modi will head to New York, where he will address an Indian diaspora event in Long Island on September 22.