Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) [India], Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday ended his 45-hour meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumar, Tamil Nadu.
Prime Minister Modi was in Kanyakumari on a spiritual journey. He was meditating in the Dhyana Mandapam, where revered Hindu philosopher Swami Vivekananda is believed to have received a divine vision about 'Bharat Mata' as the voting for the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections concluded. Meanwhile, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday dismissed PM Modi's spiritual activity in Kanniyakumari as a mere "photo shoot". He said, “Modi ji is not meditating, only photo shoot is going on. Once the photo shoot is over, they will come back,” Yadav said, when PM Modi reached the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari on Thursday. According to mythology, Goddess Parvati also performed penance at this place while walking on foot while waiting for Lord Shiva. This is the southernmost place. Furthermore, it is the place where the eastern and western coastlines of India meet. It is also the meeting point of the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. PM Modi is giving a signal of national unity by visiting Kanyakumari. Prime Minister Modi ended his election campaign in Punjab's Hoshiarpur for the final phase on Thursday. General elections, which will be held on June 1. The Prime Minister held about 206 election campaign events including rallies and road shows in 75 days and conducted about 80 interviews with various new and media platforms. The Prime Minister is known to undertake spiritual pilgrimages at the end of election campaigns, in 2019 he visited Kedarnath, and in 2014, he visited Shivaji's Pratapgarh, where elections are being held for 543 Lok Sabha seats. Voting will be held in seven phases from April 19. Counting of votes will take place on June 4.