Overview
- Radhakrishnan said he had asked the Railway Minister for a Vande Bharat between Ernakulam and Bengaluru with a Coimbatore stop and for a daily Coimbatore–Ranchi service, adding that both would come soon.
- He urged citizens to work with discipline toward the ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ goal in a speech to the Coimbatore Citizens Forum.
- Security for the tour was tightened with about 1,900 police deployed in Coimbatore, a temporary drone ban, and traffic diversions in Tiruppur.
- During his Tiruppur stop, he offered prayers at local temples, attended a public felicitation, and shared on X that he received blessings from his mother.
- He told reporters he was confident US tariff issues affecting Tiruppur exporters would be resolved, saying talks were underway with President Donald Trump and senior officials.