Very inspiring! https://t.co/waTcFervrE
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 16, 2016The following day, with Prime Minister Modi in attendance, guests at the event broke the record for the Largest wheelchair logo/image - 1,000 participants in wheelchairs depicted a message saying ‘Happy Birthday PM’ by wearing orange, white or blue hats and blankets. They significantly bettered the previous record of 346 participants that was achieved by Hope Inc. in Moorhead, Minnesota, USA, documented on the show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in 2010.Official Guinness World Records adjudicator Alan Pixsley flew out from London especially to judge at the event in India.India has set a new record of the largest wheelchair logo: Alan Pixsley, @GWR officials#DivyangMegaCamp@PIB_Indiapic.twitter.com/82OWndqUPP
— Disability Affairs (@socialpwds) September 17, 2016A record for the Most people fitted with hearing aids in 8 hours was also set as 600 people with hearing impairments were given the amplification devices. Free assistive devices kits were handed out to thousands of people throughout the weekend, in addition to the hearing aids distributed during the record attempt. PM Narendra Modi spoke to the guests at his birthday event to congratulate the many new record holders, talk about the 'Accessible India' scheme, and applaud his country’s Paralympic athletes that have been competing at Rio 2016.