New Delhi: Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan extended a warm welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad on Sunday, news agency ANI reported. The Prime Minister arrived in Hyderabad to take part in the national executive meeting of the BJP. Governor Soundararajan took to her Twitter handle and shared a photo of gifting a tribal antique to greet the Prime Minister.






Soundararajan tweeted, “Keeping with our Honorable @PMOIndia preference of gifting articles reflecting #cultural roots & traditional significance of our #Nation which has created a global focus. Today at #rajbhavan #hyderabad presented a #tribal antique from #warangal district of #Telangana.”






Meanwhile, in a bid to gear up the party cadre for Assembly elections next year, PM Modi addressed a rally in Parade Ground where he said that the people of Telangana have been yearning for a “double-engine” government and asserted this will be fulfilled when the BJP comes to power in the southern state.


“During the past eight years we are putting our efforts to bring positive change in every Indian's life. We are working tirelessly on how to make people's lives easier, and how to distribute the fruits of development to every person and region,” news agency PTI quoted PM Modi as saying.


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Referring to historic and religious places in Telangana, PM Modi said that the state's culture, art and architecture are a matter of pride for the country.


“The state's all-round development is among the first priorities of BJP”, he said, adding, "We are continuously working for the development of Telangana".


He further said, “Those who were deprived of even basic amenities for decades, we made them partners in development through national schemes."


“This is the reason why the poor, Dalits, weaker sections believe that the BJP-led government will fulfill their needs and expectations. BJP government has focused on empowerment of women and provided them with safety and security,” PM Modi added.