Kerala welcomes PM Modi with enthusiasm as thousands line up for roadshow, Watch

Mangalore Today News Network / News18

Kochi, April 24, 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given an enthusiastic welcome as he arrived in Kochi on Monday with crowds of BJP workers and supporters lining both sides of the nearly two-kilometre-long route of his roadshow from the INS Garuda naval air station to the location of a youth program.

 

Modi landed at the naval air station after 5 PM and commenced his road show from there around 5.40 PM.

Modi, attired in traditional Kerala clothing, commenced the roadshow on foot, waving to the people on either side of the road. A tight security net was in place, with thousands of police personnel deployed to ensure the Prime Minister’s safety.

 

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People of all age groups from various parts of the state were lined up on both sides of the road, hours in advance, to welcome Modi and showered him with flowers.

Before his arrival, security was tightened along the route of the roadshow with 2,060 police personnel being deployed in the city as part of the arrangements for the Prime Minister’s visit.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to attend several programmes and meet with senior church leaders during his two-day visit to Kerala.

‘Yuvam 2023’

At the college ground, the PM will address a public meeting and also interact with the youth as part of the ‘Yuvam 2023’ programme. According to reports, senior BJP leaders have confirmed that Modi will be meeting senior priests of the Christian community after the youth conclave.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to travel on Tuesday morning by air from INS Garuda to Thiruvananthapuram airport, from where he will proceed by road to Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway station.

He will then flag off the Vande Bharat Express train, which has been allocated to Kerala. The next destination is the Kerala Central Stadium in the capital city, where he will attend various other programs and lay the foundation stone for the country’s first Digital Science Park. After that, around noon on Tuesday, he will depart from Kerala to Gujarat.