Modi puts on Uttarakhandi cap during R Day function strikes emotional chord with hill state
Dehradun Jan 26 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday struck an emotional chord with the people of poll-bound Uttarakhand by wearing an Uttarakhandi cap at the Republic Day function in Delhi Manufactured at SOHAM Himalayan Centre Mussoorie the cap worn by Modi remained the talk of the town throughout the day with political leaders interpreting it as a warm gesture of the Prime Minister to the people of the state which goes to polls on February 14 SOHAM Himalayan Centre preserves and promotes Uttarakhands Himalayan heritage culture and ethnicity We are grateful to the Prime Minister By wearing an Uttarakhandi cap at Rajpath he has honoured every citizen of the state It is a proud moment for every Uttarakhandi Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi also thanked the Prime Minister for honouring Uttarakhands cultural identity by wearing the cap This is the reason why Modi ji lives in the hearts of the people of Uttarakhand It also shows that vocal for local is not just a slogan for the Prime Minister but a commitment Joshi said He also congratulated Samir and his entire team of artisans at Soham Himalayan Centre for making the cap Political commentators said such emotional gestures do produce an impact on the voters but the problem is all parties are doing it With the corona curbs still in place large rallies are not being held Maybe the Prime Minister is trying to make up for that through this kind of symbolism But then all political parties are doing that to add a sentimental quotient to their campaign political observer Jaisingh Rawat said Citing the example of a function held at a local hotel on Tuesday to launch Char Dham Char Kam campaign of the Congress party he said all Congress leaders including Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel party campaign head Harish Rawat senior party leader Mohan Prakash and PCC president Ganesh Godiyal were wearing the Uttarakhandi cap In a situation like this it will have to be seen which partys gesture touches more hearts Rawat said Modi never misses an opportunity to strike an emotional chord with people He always begins his speech at the rallies in the local dialect be it in Himachal Pradesh or the Kumaon or Garhwal regions of Uttarakhand he said PTI ALM RAX RAX
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Dehradun Jan 26 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday struck an emotional chord with the people of poll-bound Uttarakhand by wearing an Uttarakhandi cap at the Republic Day function in Delhi Manufactured at SOHAM Himalayan Centre Mussoorie the cap worn by Modi remained the talk of the town throughout the day with political leaders interpreting it as a warm gesture of the Prime Minister to the people of the state which goes to polls on February 14 SOHAM Himalayan Centre preserves and promotes Uttarakhands Himalayan heritage culture and ethnicity We are grateful to the Prime Minister By wearing an Uttarakhandi cap at Rajpath he has honoured every citizen of the state It is a proud moment for every Uttarakhandi Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi also thanked the Prime Minister for honouring Uttarakhands cultural identity by wearing the cap This is the reason why Modi ji lives in the hearts of the people of Uttarakhand It also shows that vocal for local is not just a slogan for the Prime Minister but a commitment Joshi said He also congratulated Samir and his entire team of artisans at Soham Himalayan Centre for making the cap Political commentators said such emotional gestures do produce an impact on the voters but the problem is all parties are doing it With the corona curbs still in place large rallies are not being held Maybe the Prime Minister is trying to make up for that through this kind of symbolism But then all political parties are doing that to add a sentimental quotient to their campaign political observer Jaisingh Rawat said Citing the example of a function held at a local hotel on Tuesday to launch Char Dham Char Kam campaign of the Congress party he said all Congress leaders including Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel party campaign head Harish Rawat senior party leader Mohan Prakash and PCC president Ganesh Godiyal were wearing the Uttarakhandi cap In a situation like this it will have to be seen which partys gesture touches more hearts Rawat said Modi never misses an opportunity to strike an emotional chord with people He always begins his speech at the rallies in the local dialect be it in Himachal Pradesh or the Kumaon or Garhwal regions of Uttarakhand he said PTI ALM RAX RAX