00:00After inaugurating the new terminal building of Tamil Nadu's Tutikorin Airport
00:04and dedicating multiple development projects worth over Rs 4,900 crore to the nation,
00:09Prime Minister Modi arrived at the Tiruchirapalli Airport
00:12where he was welcomed by E. Palani Swami and other NDA leaders as well.
00:17Now, the Prime Minister is set to honour the Chola dynasty today.
00:20Prime Minister Modi will take part in a special event marking 1,000 years
00:24since Rajendra Chola's first maritime expedition to Southeast Asia.
00:28He will also attend the Adi Thiruvathirai festival celebrations at the Gangai Konda Cholapuram Temple.
00:35Not just that, he will also release a commemorative coin honouring Rajendra Chola first.
00:40Now, remember, by highlighting leaders like Rajendra Chola who built Hindu temples and also expanded sea trade,
00:46Prime Minister Modi is trying to promote a version of Indian history
00:50that is strong, grand and also rooted in pre-Islamic times.
00:54Today's visit of Honourable Prime Minister is a fantastic visit
01:01because he is conveying a very deep cultural message to the whole of Bharat
01:05that our past matters.
01:07We look back at our past so that we look forward to our future.
01:11And PM coming here is also a celebration of Rajendra Chola,
01:15this 23rd of July, English calendar, Tamil calendar.
01:17He was born in Tamil month, Adi Thiruvathirai.
01:20And PM is also commemorating that by a coin released by the government of India.
01:23Among the Tamil Nadu development indicators,
01:26Ariyalur has got one of the lowest HDI, Human Development Index.
01:29We hope with PM coming here, the whole things will change
01:32and Ariyalur will try to regain its last glory.
01:34And my colleague Anagha is now joining us from Tiruchirapalli
01:39where the Prime Minister is slated to visit.
01:41Anagha, give us the latest details.
01:43Tell us about the preparations and also what all is on the agenda.
01:50Well, in fact, like Mr. Annamalai mentioned,
01:54the Prime Minister is going to be releasing a coin
01:56to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of this grand old Chola Temple.
02:02A big monumental day indeed for Tamil Nadu and for Tamilians.
02:06That you can see there is a folk dance that's going on,
02:10a folk music drumming up ahead of Prime Minister Modi's arrival.
02:15In fact, public have already started gathering.
02:18In fact, it's a very tiny village here,
02:20Dangai Konda Chola Puram,
02:22with a very tiny population.
02:24But the entire village, it looks like they've come here
02:27to take a look at Prime Minister Modi.
02:29That you can see is the arrangement that's made for the public's arrival.
02:33People have already started coming in.
02:35We're expecting the Prime Minister to come here
02:37in about two hours from Tutukudi.
02:39He's going to be coming here to Tiruchirapalli's tiny village
02:43in Ariyalur district.
02:45In fact, he's also slated to pay his offerings
02:50to the Gangai Konda Chola Puram temple.
02:51It is a Lord Shiva temple over here.
02:54Remember, it's a thousand years old.
02:56That's the kind of heritage and civilization
02:59that we are talking about.
03:00One of the oldest temples in India,
03:03the Prime Minister is going to be here
03:05to commemorate and honor the Tamil civilization,
03:08Tamil Nadu civilization,
03:10the kind of history that it has
03:12and the kind of ancient roots that it goes back to.
03:15The Prime Minister is going to be here
03:17on the center's behalf
03:18to commemorate that,
03:20to celebrate that
03:21and to honor the rich culture,
03:24tradition and history of Tamil Nadu.
03:27In fact, there's also politics that has broken out
03:30of this matter.
03:32The DMK leaders calling the Prime Minister's visit
03:35as double speak.
03:36The DMK leaders are saying,
03:38while the Prime Minister is here
03:40to commemorate Tamil Nadu's civilization and culture,
03:43why is it that 3rd day report,
03:45which is also a towering testament
03:47to Tamil civilization,
03:48is being rejected.
03:49So isn't this double speak?
03:51It's what the DMK leaders are asking.
03:54The Prime Minister is going to be here
03:55in just two hours from now,
03:57where he's also slated to deliver
03:58a public speech just ahead of elections,
04:01where we can expect some sharp barbs
04:04that will be exchanged
04:05between the center and the state.
04:07He's going to be here
04:08to pay a visit
04:10and to commemorate
04:11the millinery anniversary
04:12of the Ganga Kondal Chodapura Rukapur.
04:15A big, big monumental day indeed
04:17for Tamil Nadu, Tamilians
04:18and India as a whole.
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