Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a gathering of over 200,000 women in Thrissur tomorrow, officially launching the BJP’s campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Titled ‘Sthree Shakthi Modikk Oppam’ (Empower Women with PM Modi), the convention will be held at the Thekkinkadu ground and is organized by the Kerala unit of the BJP. It aims to congratulate PM Modi for successfully passing the Women’s Reservation Bill in both Houses of Parliament.
Women from diverse backgrounds are expected to participate in the event, including Anganwadi teachers, ASHA workers, entrepreneurs, artists, MGNREGA and neighborhood network workers, as well as social and cultural activists.
The program is seen as the official launch of the BJP’s poll campaign for the upcoming general elections, as the party seeks to make political inroads in Kerala, currently dominated by CPI(M)-led LDF and Congress-led UDF.
The BJP state leadership has announced that more national leaders will visit the southern state and interact with the people in the next few months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Thrissur was selected as the venue for the event because it is one of the constituencies in which the BJP hopes for a strong performance in the upcoming polls.
BJP state chief K Surendran stated that women from various walks of life, including prominent personalities from various fields, will attend the event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Thrissur.
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PM Modi’s visit to Thrissur is expected to be a landmark in the political history of the southern state. Surendran told reporters in Thrissur that actress-danseuse Shobhana, cricketer Minnu Mani, entrepreneur Beena Kannan, singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, and Mariyakutty, who raised her voice against corruption and red tape, will be among those present at the event.
A cross-section of women from Kerala will gather in Thrissur and make the program a historic event, according to Surendran, who also claimed that the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF will soon experience a political decline in the state.