Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted which stirring chants of “Modi, Modi” and “Ab ki baar, chaar sau paar” during his road show at Malkajgiri in the city, the very sight of him galvanising the thousands of people who eagerly waited to have a glimpse of him.
As Modi’s jeep moved cautiously through the road, thousands of people, commoners and BJP workers alike, showered rose petals on their leader. They waited by the roadside, in the balconies and terraces along the route, not moving from the spot of fear of losing it and missing an opportunity to see Modi up close.
Modi, wearing a white dress and a saffron cap, waved to the crowds and bowed deeply to them from the jeep that was decked up with flowers and the lotus, the party symbol. The people responded with changes of “Modi, Modi” and showered him with rose petals.
Women outnumbered men at the road show. A sizable number of youth and Muslim women, with bhagwa scarf around their neck, took part.
He was flanked by TS BJP president and Union minister G. Kishan Reddy, and party leader Etala Rajendar, the party candidates from the Secunderabad and Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seats.
The crowd waiting for more than three hours on either side of the barricaded route cheered and went into a frenzy when the cavalcade of Modi arrived at Mirjalguda chowrastha at 6.15 pm. The pleasant weather with a cool breeze only charged up Modi’s admirers even more.
Lining the route were residents, railway employees and party workers from almost all Assembly segments in the city.
BJP Yuva Morcha leader Bharat Goud said Modi was a `Yug Purush’. “He changed the destiny of India, from a nation that was literally looking for loans from IMF and other agencies to a proud nation. The leaders of developed nations salute him at major global events, which signifies how Modi had transformed the nation,” Goud said, before breaking off to join the chants of “Modi hai to mumkin hai,” along with hundreds of party workers at the spot.
The 950-metre road show from Mirjalguda to Malkajgiri crossroads lasted for hardly 40 minutes but the crowd patiently. Modi arrived in a convoy by road from Begumpet airport to Mirjalguda and then climbed the jeep, closely guarded by Special Protection Group personnel.
Besides Kishan Reddy and Etala Rajendar, party nominees from two more Lok Sabha segments — Konda Vishweshwar Reddy (Chevella) and Madhavi Latha (Hyderabad) — came with a large number of supporters.
After the road show, Modi went to Raj Bhavan where he will stay overnight. He will leave for Nagarkurnool on Saturday morning to address a public meeting.
