Prime Minister Modi in Thrissur: A Grand Celebration of Women’s Empowerment
On January 3, the municipality of Thrissur in Kerala witnessed an no-go exhibit of saffron as Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a roadshow, turning the municipality into a vibrant sea of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) colors. The occasion was the ‘Women’s Power with Modi’ conference, organized by the Kerala unit of the BJP to express gratitude for the successful passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill.
As the Prime Minister arrived from Lakshadweep without a two-day visit to the Union Territory, the excitement in Thrissur was palpable. BJP workers flooded the municipality from the early hours, delivering cut-outs of Modi, vibration drums, and chanting slogans. The undercurrent was charged with vaticination as only women were permitted into the venue of the conference, prompting men to gather on both sides of the Swaraj Round to reservation a glimpse of the charismatic leader.
The climax of the day unfolded when Prime Minister Modi reached Kuttanellur in Thrissur at 3:10 p.m. The cavalcade, ornate with saffron flags, balloons, ribbons, festoons, and banners, created a visual spectacle. The air was filled with excitement as the procession moved from the General Hospital junction to Naikanal, the venue of the women’s conference. The Prime Minister, showered with unexceptionable saffron and yellow marigold petals throughout the roadshow, walked the final stretch to the venue, waving at the cheering crowd.
Accompanying Modi in the unshut vehicle for the roadshow were two-face and BJP leader Suresh Gopi and the party’s State president K. Surendran. Although the event was a women’s conference, it unsupportable the role of an unofficial launch for the BJP’s referendum wayfarers for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Suresh Gopi is expected to be the party’s candidate from Thrissur, a constituency where the BJP has upper hopes.
Thrissur, draped in a thick security blanket, witnessed virtually 3,000 deployed police personnel for security and traffic management. An spare 1,000 women police personnel were stationed at the priming venue. The municipality saw the closure of all shops at the Swaraj Round and proximal lanes, with traffic diverted from 11 a.m. onwards. Double-layer barricades were erected to secure the roadshow route.
The ‘Women’s Power with Modi’ conference, titled ‘Sthree Shakthi Modikk Oppam’ (Empower Women with Modi), saw the participation of two hundred thousand women from diverse backgrounds. The event served as an opportunity to congratulate Prime Minister Modi for the successful passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in both Houses of Parliament.
Before his visit to Kerala, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for various minutiae projects in Lakshadweep. His visit to Lakshadweep included a review meeting on aspects related to the progress of the Union Territory.
Earlier, on Tuesday, Modi defended to the nation and laid the foundation stone for multiple minutiae projects worth increasingly than Rs 20,000 crore in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Notable projects included the Demonstration Fast Reactor Fuel Reprocessing Plant (DFRP) at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam, a facility capable of handling both carbide and oxide spent fuels from fast reactors.
Additionally, Modi inaugurated the new terminal towers of the Tiruchirappalli International Airport, the second-largest in Tamil Nadu for international traffic. The terminal, ripened at a forfeit of over Rs 1,100 crore, can serve increasingly than 4.4 million passengers annually. The Prime Minister moreover defended multiple railway projects aimed at enhancing freight and passenger topics in Tamil Nadu.
Prime Minister Modi’s Thrissur visit showcased not only political enthusiasm and support but moreover served as a triumph of women’s empowerment, reinforcing the BJP’s transferral to inclusive governance and development. The saffron-drenched streets of Thrissur will undoubtedly be remembered as a symbol of a momentous occasion in the political landscape of Kerala.
