Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday took a suburban train in Mumbai as he kicked off his Maharashtra tour, but the ride was far from smooth.
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A group of youths showed black flags to Arvind Kejriwal as he was leaving Churchgate station.
Metal detectors at Churchgate station were toppled in the heavy rush as AAP workers made their way out.
Many people, including some from the media, were almost squeezed in the rush as Kejriwal made his way outside the station to head to a private fundraiser at Nariman Point in South Mumbai.
When the AAP leader finally reached Churchgate, there was a mad rush with commuters and onlookers jostling for a glimpse of Arvind Kejriwal.
From Andheri, the Kejriwal train contingent made its way to the bustling Churchgate station on the Western line.
Incidentally, the formal media interaction Arvind Kejriwal had scheduled in Mumbai was cancelled.
While a posse of media personnel did manage to board the same compartment as Arvind Kejriwal, a protective ring thrown around the AAP leader by his party workers meant there was no interaction with reporters.
Passengers trying to board the slow local from suburban Andheri to Churchgate were inconvenienced as Arvind Kejriwal got into the train along with his senior party colleagues and AAP workers.