Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) : Two weeks after his visit to Lakshadweep and Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be returning to the southern state for two days on January 16.
PM Modi is scheduled to arrive at Kochi on January 16 and will hold a roadshow in the port city on that day, according to the BJP's state unit. On the next day, January 17, he will travel to Guruvayur in Thrissur district to attend the wedding of actor-cum-politician Suresh Gopi's daughter, it said.
The Prime Minister would then return to Kochi where he will attend a party meeting of around 6,000 in-charges of 'shakti kendras', which comprise two-three booth-level areas. Later, PM Modi would also be taking part in programmes related to the Central government projects and then would return to Delhi by evening, the BJP's Kerala state unit said.
Earlier this month, the PM inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for various projects worth Rs 1,150 crore in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
Thereafter, he had attended a women's convention which was organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Thrissur.
During his recent visit to Lakshadweep, PM Modi did snorkeling in the serene waters of the islands ahead of Maldives President's visit to China. Following this, several ruling party leaders in Maldives made derogatory remarks against PM Modi which led to many Indian tour operators and travel booking websites boycotting Maldives.
Thereafter, many celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, promoted the Lakshadweep. Also, enquiries about tourist places and packages in Lakshadweep skyrocketed. (with PTI inputs)
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