Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a special selfie during his one-day visit to Telangana and Chennai. At the end of his visit, he met Bharatiya Janata Party’s handicapped activist Thiru S. Manikandan and took a selfie with him.
Sharing the picture on social networking site Twitter, he wrote, “A special selfie… In Chennai I met Thiru S. Manikandan. He is a proud worker from Erode serving as booth president.” He further said, “A disabled person, he runs his own shop and the most inspiring aspect is that he gives a major part of his daily profit to the BJP.”
Expressing his gratitude to Manikandan, PM Modi said, “I feel very proud to be a worker in a party where we have people like Thiru S. Manikandan.” My best wishes for his future endeavours.”
PM to visit Karnataka today
In election-bound Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bandipur Tiger Reserve today (April 9) morning and interact with frontline field staff and self-help groups involved in conservation activities. He will also visit Theppakadu Elephant Camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and interact with the mahouts and kavadis of the elephant camp.
The Prime Minister will also interact with the Field Directors of Tiger Reserves who scored highest in the 5th cycle of the recently concluded Management Effectiveness Assessment exercise.
PM inaugurates several projects in Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated development projects worth Rs 5,200 crore in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai and said the government’s work culture and vision have made its achievements possible.
The Prime Minister said that his government works with deadlines and achieves results well before the cut-off date. “Two things made the government’s achievements possible: work culture and vision. Earlier, infrastructure projects meant delays, now they mean delivery. The journey from delays to delivery has happened because of our work culture. Feel accountable for every rupee that is paid.” We work with specific deadlines and get results even before them, PM Modi said in his address at a public meeting.
He said his government does not see infrastructure as concrete, brick and cement but with a human face that ‘connects aspirations to achievements’.
“Infrastructure connects aspirations to achievements, people to possibilities and dreams to reality. This is the time for new hopes, new aspirations and new beginnings. Some new generation infrastructure projects will start serving people from today. In a few years, India is witnessing a revolution in terms of infrastructure. It is driven by speed and scale. When it comes to scale, you can look at the Union Budget!” said the Prime Minister.
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