Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is the first Prime Minister to visit Tirunelveli, is scheduled to come to the district again on April 15 to canvas for the BJP’s candidate for Tirunelveli parliamentary constituency Nainar Nagenthiran and other candidates of National Democratic Alliance (NDA), who have been fielded in the southern districts.
When Mr. Modi came to VOC Port, Thoothukudi on February 28 last to lay foundation stone for the outer harbour development project besides inaugurating completed schemes, he also addressed a public meeting held at Bell Grounds, Palayamkottai on the same day. After the Lok Sabha election was notified on March 16, he is coming to Tirunelveli for election campaign.
In a ‘bhumi puja’ held at Agasthiyarpatti near Ambasamudram on Thursday for erecting the stage and the pandal for the Prime Minister’s election campaign public meeting, Mr. Nainar Nagenthiran and other BJP functionaries participated. After landing by chopper on a school premises nearby, Mr. Modi will reach the dais around 4 p.m.
