Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Tripura on September 22, where he will break from his usual practice of delivering speeches at public gatherings. Instead, Modi will participate in a brief 45-minute ceremony at the historic Tripureswari temple in Gomati district without addressing the crowd.
The decision to forgo a speech during his visit to inaugurate the newly redeveloped temple is unusual for the typically vocal Prime Minister. The Tripureswari temple is one of India’s 51 revered Shakti Peethas and has undergone extensive renovation under the central government’s PRASAD scheme at a cost of Rs 52 crore.
Gomati District Magistrate Rinku Lather confirmed that Modi will not deliver any speech during his visit, highlighting the streamlined nature of the ceremony. Security arrangements for the Prime Minister’s visit have been thorough, with officials conducting trial runs of his route from the Palatana power plant to the temple site.
Modi is scheduled to land at Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport at 3 pm before taking a helicopter to Palatana, from where he will travel by road to the temple. Chief Minister Manik Saha, along with cabinet members and senior officials, will join Modi for the temple inauguration.
This will be Modi’s 11th visit to Tripura since taking office in 2014, with his previous trip occurring on April 17, 2024. The redeveloped Tripureswari temple is expected to boost religious tourism in the northeastern state and enhance its infrastructure.
