PM Modi likely visit to Chennai next week, BJP plans huge reception

The Bharatiya Janata Party is planning a grand welcome for Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Chennai next week, where he is likely to flag off the Vande Bharat Express, among other development programmes, sources said on Friday.
Sources said the prime minister is likely to visit Tamil Nadu’s capital Chennai, where he will inaugurate the new terminal of the Chennai airport, flag off the Vande Bharat train and attend a program by the Ramakrishna Mission.
The BJP is planning a massive welcome, with over 30,000 people expected to line the streets to welcome the Prime Minister upon his arrival.
State President Annamalai, who is also the co-in-charge of Electoral Karnataka, is supervising all the arrangements.
Talking to ANI about the plan for a public event, a state functionary said, “We are also talking to the concerned authorities, if we can arrange a public meeting/meeting where the PM will address the party workers.” can do.” meeting.
“PM Modi is the biggest face for the BJP as the saffron party seeks to make inroads in the south, especially in Tamil Nadu,” he said.
The recent nomination of noted music maestro Ilaiyaraaja to the Rajya Sabha is an interesting sign in that direction.
PM Modi talked about the Saurashtra-Tamil Sangamam during the 99th edition of his monthly radio program ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
The Saurashtra-Tamil Sangam is scheduled to take place at Somnath from April 17 to April 26 this year – as a part of the exchange program between Tamil Nadu and PM Modi’s home state Gujarat.
According to historians, in 1024, Muhammad Ghazni raided the Kathiawar region of Somnath. People fled to different parts of the country including South India. The men, essentially weavers, lived in Madurai and worked on silk garments for the royal families in Madurai under Thirumalai Naicker, the king of Madurai from 1623 to 1669. in four centuries. It has been one of the biggest connections between the two Indian states of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
Notable personalities from Saurashtra in Tamil Nadu include Carnatic music composer Venkataraman Bhagavathar, freedom fighter NMR Subbaraman known as Madurai Gandhi, and actor Venira Adai Nirmala.
As per available data, more than half of the 12 lakh Saurashtra citizens settled in Tamil Nadu live in Madurai alone. The rest are spread across Chennai, Salem, Thanjavur and Tirunelveli.