Cheery Kodanad welcome for Jayalalithaa
The Chief Minister was seen cheerfully waving back to crowd
By : b. ravichandran
Update: 2015-10-15 04:53 GMT
Ooty: The hills turned vibrant, lively, cheerful and enthusiastic as the public and AIADMK party cadres accorded a rousing reception to the Chief Minister and their party supremo J. Jayalalithaa who arrived at Kodanad in Nilgiris district on Wednesday afternoon.
The Kodanad slopes wore a festive look with smiling faces and enthusiastic public and party cadres turning up in large numbers to welcome the Chief Minister as one could see people flocking to the area right from early morning.
The traditional dances and music performed by the Badaga community people and Kota and Toda tribes along the Kodanad road and the staging of Kerala's 'chenadamelam' surcharged the atmosphere that exhibited how enthusiastic the people and party cadres were in according a cheerful welcome to the Chief Minister and to greet their leader.
While public and party cadres lined along the Kodanad road raised slogans in praise of 'Amma' when her convoy arrived from the nearby helipad, party men and public gathered there threw flower petals to welcome their leader as her convoy moved. The Chief Minister was seen cheerfully waving back to crowd.
K.R. Arjunan, Rajya Sabha MP and secretary of the AIADMK in Nilgiris, C. Gopalakrishnan, MP of Nilgiris, S.Kalaiselvan, chairman of Thadco were among those who presented bouquets to the CM.