Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his election campaign in Telangana today, following a visit to the revered Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Devasthanam in Vemulawada, Karimnagar district. The Prime Minister arrived in the southern state on Tuesday night and stayed at the Rajbhavan.
After offering prayers at the temple, PM Modi is scheduled to hold rallies in the Karimnagar and Warangal areas of Telangana. Upon completion of his campaign in Telangana, the Prime Minister will proceed to the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh, where he will hold a rally in Rajampet. A roadshow in Vijayawada is also on the agenda for today.
In other news, the family of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao met with PM Modi in Hyderabad on Tuesday. They expressed their gratitude for the posthumous conferral of the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, on the former Prime Minister. The family also engaged in a wide-ranging discussion with PM Modi on topics including culture and India’s developmental strides.
BJP leader and grandson of former PM PV Narasimha Rao, NV Subhash, expressed his family’s happiness at the meeting. “We were very happy when PM Modi called all the members of the family of former PM PV Narasimha Rao, after conferring the Bharat Ratna to PV Narasimha Rao. Yesterday, all our family members met PM Modi. It was a great occasion and a wide range of discussions took place. The type of discussions we had, I felt PM Modi was like my grandfather and we never felt that there was a difference between Narasimha Rao and PM Modi. We discussed not only political issues but also discussed science, technology, health and education for about 30-45 mins,” said Subhash.
