Mumbai: A wax statue of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was unveiled here ahead of the ‘Mahagarjana rally’ he is addressing in suburban Bandra on Sunday afternoon where 10,000 tea vendors have been specially invited.
BJP president Rajnath Singh unveiled the statue before the two leaders proceeded for the rally. Singh posed with the statue, flanked by Modi.
The BJP chief even tried to shake hands with the statue. Senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde said over a million people were expected at the rally, being held at the BKC grounds and billed as a show of strength by BJP workers.
Over 22 trains brought in BJP supporters from across Maharashtra, and the organisers made arrangements to distribute over five lakh food packets, many containing Gujarati snack “thepla”.
Around 10,000 tea vendors were among those specially invited for the rally.
Senior BJP leader L K Advani and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray are not attending the rally. (PTI)
