NB In Pics | Ahead of K'taka polls, PM Modi meets Padma awardees Tulsi Gowda, Sukri Bommagowda, seek their blessings

Earlier, on Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi held a mega roadshow in Kalaburagi.During the roadshow, people queued up on both sides of the road through which Prime Minister Modi’s cavalcade passed and cheered him on. They also showered petals on him.Earlier, on Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi held a mega roadshow in Kalaburagi.During the roadshow, people queued up on both sides of the road through which Prime Minister Modi’s cavalcade passed and cheered him on. They also showered petals on him.

NewsBharati 03-May-2023 17:43:06 PM

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Heartwarming scenes were witnessed in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Padma Shri recipients Tulsi Gowda and Sukri Bommagowda in Ankola.

The video shows PM Modi interacting with the Padma recipients. He shook their hands and exchanged warm greetings. When Tulsi Gowda tried to touch PM Modi's feet, he stopped her and bowed before the two women and sought their blessings.

Tulsi Gowda, an environmentalist, was conferred with the Padma Shri award in 2021.

Gowda, who is from Honnali village in Karnataka, had planted more than 30,000 saplings and takes care of the nurseries of the forest department. She belongs to Halakki Tribal in Karnataka and is also known as the Encyclopedia of Forest due to her vast knowledge of diverse species of plants and herbs.

Sukri Bommagowda, popularly called the nightingale of the Halakki Vokkaliga tribes, won the Padma Shri, the third-highest civilian honour in the country, for folk singing in 2017.

Earlier, on Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi held a mega roadshow in Kalaburagi.During the roadshow, people queued up on both sides of the road through which Prime Minister Modi’s cavalcade passed and cheered him on. They also showered petals on him.

Riding on the top of a truck, PM Modi was seen waving at people lining both sides of the street.Before embarking on the roadshow, PM Modi approached a bunch of children after spotting them cheering for him and fell into an adorable conversation with them.

Prime Minister Modi asked them if they study or not. He also asked the children what they want to be when they grow up. One of the children replied that he wanted to be a doctor while another said he wanted to become a police officer.