During his 15 minute stay, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stole the show at the tilak ceremony of SP president Mulayam Singh Yadav’s grand nephew Tej Pratap Singh Yadav at Saifai on Saturday.
Even SP leaders were surprised when their workers and supporters cheered and clapped while Modi waved at the crowd. Even the female members of Yadav family — both Mulayam and Lalu took turns to get their pictures clicked with Modi.
“The writing on the wall is clear, this man (Modi) has a craze among people. Those present in the crowd are our supporters and office bearers still everyone left their seat and started cheering when Modi arrived. We should now wake up as it is too late,” a SP legislator stated after the event.
Modi arrived escorted by Mulayam and CM Akhilesh Yadav on the stage at 10:50 am. Before him Lalu Yadav, his family members and Mulayam’s family were already seated on stage while the tilak ceremony was going on.
The crowd which was seated in the Saifai Mahotsav pandal got excited as Modi dressed in yellow half sleeves jacket reached the stage. Almost all of them stood up on their seats and started clapping. Many jumped the barricades and took every vantage position on the pillars of the pandal to get a better view.
Hundreds of hands holding mobile phones could be seen clicking pictures of Modi. Some of them even reached the media section requesting the reporters seated to capture Modi in their mobiles.
Walking slowly, Modi too sensed the mood and waved to the crowd which responded well. Mulayam offered a shawl to Modi. Modi too responded by shaking hands firmly with Mulayam and Lalu. “He overshadowed our leader and the event. People only want to see him, the workers did not raise pro-Modi slogans which was the only thing left at the event,” a senior SP leader told The Indian Express.
Both Mulayam and Lalu escorted Modi to his seat where he sat with UP governor Ram Naik, Lalu and Mulayam. Such was the frenzy of Modi that the mike for the pandit performing the rituals of Tilak was removed and shehnai was played.
While the tilak ceremony continued, it was the turn of females and children of Mulayam’s and Lalu’s family to meet Modi. Lalu’s daughters, Akhilesh’s family members got their pictures clicked with Modi.
Ramgopal Yadav, who is Mulayam’s cousin too had his picture clicked with Modi. Later on, taking to reporters, Ramgopal said, “Who does not want his pictures to be clicked with PM?”
Post photo session, Modi stood up and blessed the couple, Tej Pratap and Raj Lakshmi, and started continued…
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