Key Points
Over the last five days, PM Modi visited all of south, held roadshows, made an aggressive bid for his party, and took on the rivals with full gusto, especially the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, and the BRS in Telangana that was in power for 10 years..
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wrapped up his whirlwind tour of South India by holding a roadshow in Kerala and a public rally in Tamil Nadu, marking the continuation of the BJP's southern outreach, as he made a strong election pitch for the party, a month ahead of Lok Sabha polls..
Roadshows in non-metro cities like Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and Palakkad in Kerala amplified the BJP's intentions--woo more voters while strongly pitching the BJP as the sole alternative to the existing majors and usher in growth-oriented development...
In Kerala, the Prime Minister assertively declared that "lotus is going to bloom" in the southern state, dominated by the Congress and Left, while in Tamil Nadu, he repeatedly billed the DMK as an enemy of the state's future and anti-woman and steeped in corruption...
Although AIADMK snapped ties with the BJP last year and both are heading respective blocs, Modi seemed to have spared the main opposition party in Tamil Nadu and did not criticise it...
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