BJP's mission to South India, PM Modi will visit; Will campaign in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana
PM Modi South Visit: The Prime Minister will address a public meeting in Kerala. About one lakh people are likely to attend this meeting. NDA Lok Sabha MPs V Muraleedharan, Anil K Antony, Shobha Surendran and Baiju Kalasala will also attend the meeting.
With the Lok Sabha elections in just a few days, the BJP has begun campaigning to increase its influence in the South. Today, the party's campaigns in Kerala, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu will be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP has not yet got a big lead in the South.
At 10.30 a.m., PM Modi will arrive in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, where he will be greeted by BJP state chief K Surendran. In addition, Prakash Javadekar, the party's Kerala in-charge, George Kurien, the state general secretary, and VA Suraj, the district president of Pathanamthitta, will be present during this time. The prime minister will speak at a public gathering here, according to sources. There should be about a lakh attendees at this meeting.
The meeting will also be attended by NDA Lok Sabha MPs Baiju Kalasala, Anil K Antony, Shobha Surendran, and V Muraleedharan. Padmaja Venugopal, the daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister K. Karunakaran, will also be in attendance at this meeting. Padmaja Venugopal severed her connection to Congress recently.
In Tamil Nadu, the BJP is operating without an alliance for the first time this year. BJP state chief K. In the wake of the Annamalai controversy last year, the AIADMK severed its ties to the BJP-led ND. Today, PM Modi is going to campaign in Kanyakumari. Here, the BJP is well-represented. The party is making an effort to win over PMK and actor Vijaykant's DMDK even before the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP has been pursuing the DMK in Tamil Nadu due to dynasty politics and corruption.
PM Modi will also campaign in Telangana today. He will attend a road show in Malkajgiri this evening. During this, he will be joined by the party's Lok Sabha candidate Eatala Rajender and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy. Due to the road show, the police have issued a traffic advisory for the general public. Some areas will remain restricted to the public until the roadshow is over.
PM Modi will attend a meeting in Nagarkurnool tomorrow after spending the night at Raj Bhavan. On Sunday, the Prime Minister will attend the joint meeting of BJP-TDP and Janasena in Chilakaluripeta.
