Close on the heels of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) capturing power in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to newly elected Mayor V.V. Rajesh congratulating him and Deputy Mayor G.S. Asha Nath for the historic win in the local body elections.
In a communication to Mr. Rajesh who has become the BJP’s first Mayor in the State, Mr. Modi said the “epoch-making” achievement had brought “immense happiness and pride.”
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“It is milestone written in golden letters,” Mr. Modi wrote, adding that it was powered by the blessings of the people of Thiruvananthapuram.
The party’s success in the Kerala capital, he noted, indicated that the people, especially the youth and women, were ready for a “new dawn.”
