Modi's rally in Coimbatore today; BJP leaders see it as 'turning point' in TN politics

February 02, 2016 09:05

With the assembly elections a few months away in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday address a public meeting in Coimbatore, being billed by the party as the launch of its poll campaign and "a turning point rally" in the history of the state politics.

On a five-hour visit to the textile city in Western Tamil Nadu, which is among the 20 cities choosen for the Centre's Smart City Project, Modi would also launch an ESI Medical College in Coimbatore.

While the elections are yet to be announced and all parties, including the Dravidian majors ruling AIADMK and DMK, are in the preparatory mode, state BJP leaders have said Modi's rally would mark the launch of its campaign.

The BJP, which led a rainbow seven-party alliance for the Lok Sabha elections in 2014, is aiming to form a strong combine for the assembly polls, due in a few months.

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