Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives warm welcome at Tirupati airport
The Hindu
PM Modi arrived in Tirupati for a two-day pilgrimage, welcomed by Governor S. Abdul Nazeer, CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Deputy CM K. Narayanaswamy, and other officials. He will stay overnight and offer prayers at Sri Venkateswara temple on Monday, accompanied by the Governor.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Tirupati airport on Sunday evening for a two-day pilgrimage, and he was given a grand reception.
Governor S. Abdul Nazeer and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who arrived a couple of hours before Mr. Modi’s scheduled arrival, welcomed him at the tarmac.
Deputy Chief Minister K. Narayanaswamy, Minister for Power Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy, TTD trust board Chairman B. Karunakar Reddy, Members of Parliament P.V. Midhun Reddy (Rajampeta), M. Gurumoorthy (Tirupati) and N. Reddeppa (Chittoor), Rajya Sabha member G.V.L. Narasimha Rao and government whip Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, among others, were also present on the occasion.
According to the itinerary, Mr. Modi will stay overnight at Tirumala and offer prayers at Sri Venkateswara temple in the early hours of Monday. While the Chief Minister immediately left for Vijayawada, the Governor is scheduled to accompany the Prime Minister on Monday.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.