Overview
- In Thiruvananthapuram, the Prime Minister flagged off four rail services, including three Amrit Bharat Express trains on the Thiruvananthapuram–Tambaram, Thiruvananthapuram–Charlapalli and Nagercoil–Mangaluru routes, plus a Thrissur–Guruvayur passenger service.
- He launched the PM SVANidhi Credit Card and disbursed loans to 100,000 beneficiaries, positioning the UPI-linked revolving credit facility as the next phase of support for street vendors.
- Modi laid foundation stones for a CSIR-NIIST Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship Hub and a radiosurgery centre at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute, and inaugurated the Poojappura Head Post Office.
- Framing Kerala as ready for change after the BJP’s Thiruvananthapuram Corporation win, he pressed a “double-engine” pitch, with coverage noting no announcement of any speculated high-speed rail or other mega project.
- At Maduranthakam near Chennai, he opened the NDA’s Tamil Nadu campaign with a sharp attack on the DMK as a “CMC” government and declared its countdown underway, drawing a rebuttal from Chief Minister M. K. Stalin.