PM Roadshow in Coimbatore live: BJP party-men chant slogans hailing Modi
Catch the live updates of PM Modi visiting Coimbatore for a massive Roadshow
COIMBATORE: Enthusiastic cadres have begun to pour in along the road stretches to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to arrive shortly in Coimbatore for the massive road show.
A five tier security is in place with over 5,000 police personnel manning the nearly three- km stretch of the road show, which is likely to conclude in RS Puram by around 6.50pm.
He is then expected to pay tributes to those killed in the 1998 bomb blast incident.
The BJP cadres and public have started to line up on either side of the road to see Modi, who is scheduled to arrive in Coimbatore airport at 5.35 pm and commence the road show on Mettupalayam Road by 5.45 PM.
The Prime Minister is holding the road show after the Madras High Court gave its nod while asking police to allow it with reasonable conditions.
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PM's roadshow is held with non-stop chants of 'Modi, Modi' by BJP workers and the playing of traditional music to welcome him.
Several people can be seen dancing and waving at him enthusiastically.
As Modi began his roadshow in an open vehicle, people who gathered on both sides of the road showered flower petals on him and chanted slogans hailing him.
This is PM Modi's 3rd visit to TN in 2024, his first in this western Tamil Nadu city
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a roadshow in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
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State BJP chief K. Annamalai and Union Minister L. Murugan are also with him. pic.twitter.com/5hWab9nHUV
PM Modi is accompanied by TN BJP Chief K. Annamalai and Union Minister L Murugan
BJP supporters during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Coimbatore
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