PM Modi exists from Kanyakumari after 45-hour-long meditation at Vivekananda Rock Memorial
PM Modi exists from Kanyakumari after 45-hour-long meditation at Vivekananda Rock Memorial
PM Modi made his exit from the
Kanyakumari’s Vivekananda Rock Memorial after 45-hour-long meditation.
After coming out of the meditation hall in Vivekananda Rock Memorial at 2.45 p.m
PM Modi visited the Amman sreepaadham again and boarded the ferry to reach the 133-foot-tall Thiruvalluvar statue. He offered floral tributes to Tiruvalluvar’s 40.60 metre-tall stone statue unveiled by late CM M. Karunanidhi, on January 1, 2000 to mark the millennium.
Reportedly, PM Modi was meditating at Vivekananda Rock Memorial since last May 30 evening.
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Two coast guard ships, seven speedboats of the Coastal Security Group, five mechanised fishing boats hired for strengthening sea-based security, an Indian Navy Ship and two Indian Coast Guard helicopters provided security cover to the Prime Minister as the ferry, M.L. Vivekananda, carrying him reached the jetty. These floating assets were part of the stringent security arrangement made for the Prime Minister’s stay in the rock in the sea for three days.
Before boarding the helicopter at Tamil Nadu government’s guest house, Mr. Modi had a brief chat with the administrators of Vivekananda Kendra, which maintains and manages the Vivekananda Rock Memorial.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi came out of the meditation hall at 5.50 a.m. to enjoy the sunrise from the rock. However, the cloudy sky disappointed the Prime Minister and he meditated in front of Amman sreepaadham from 6.25 a.m. to 6.45 a.m. After a brief morning stroll in the memorial, he spent 25 minutes in the Vivekananda statue hall and started meditation again from 7.30 a.m.
Even though the tourists were allowed to visit the Vivekananda Rock Memorial from 8 a.m. on Saturday, operation of ferries to the memorial was suspended at 11.45 am – three hours ahead of the Prime Minister’s departure from the memorial considering his safety.
As per a senior Police Officer security arrangements for a VVIP’s flying visit for election rally or a public meeting is something different. Since he was Nation’s PM and was staying here for three days and in a coastal area, they had to take every possible step to make the security fool-proof
Our men, who were stationed at various points in shifts, rose to the occasion to prove their mettle despite the peculiar humid coastal conditions,” said a senior police officer.
News Edit K.V.Raman
