Senior BJP leader Amit Shah held a roadshow in Kanyakumari Lok Sabha constituency today in support of the party candidate Pon Radhakrishnan for the April 19 parliamentary election.
Hundreds of party cadres, invigorated by his visit, joined Shah in the road show from Mettukadai Junction, Thuckalay, to the Old Bus Stand in Kanyakumari.
Amit Shah greeted the cadres from his specially-designed vehicle and flashed the partyās Lotus symbol throughout the stretch, as party members chanted āModi againā, āBharat Mata Ki Jaiā and āPonnar again.ā Radhakrishnan, a former union minister, is fondly addressed as Ponnar by supporters.
In his address, Shah said Modi was taking the country on the path of progress.
People in Tamil Nadu were chanting the āchaar sau parā (over 400 seats), he said, alluding to the BJPās target of achieving the said number of constituencies.
Shah also sought the people to vote for the partyās candidate for the Vilavankode bypoll, V S Nandini, and ensure her victory.