Venkaiah, Sushma, Hema hightail it to Modi fast

September 19, 2011 12:53

As Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's 72-hour fast entered the third and final day today, top BJP leaders are expected to make an appearance at the venue and lend their support to his 'Sadbhavana Mission'.

Among the most prominent BJP leaders, who are expected to arrive at the Gujarat University Convention Centre here, include Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, former BJP president Venkaiah Naidu, party MP and actor Hema Malini, national spokesperson Nirmala Sitaraman and Maharashtra Navnirman Seva (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray.

Modi is likely to end his fast at around 5.30 pm today. At 10.30 am, Modi and people at the venue observed a minute of silence for the victims of the earthquake that hit Sikkim and several areas in the eastern and northern parts of
the country yesterday.

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