PM Modi was speaking after the inauguration of the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala today. “I want to tell the Chief Minister (Pinarayi Vijayan), you are a strong pillar of the INDIA bloc, Shashi Tharoor is also sitting here. Today’s event is going to disturb the sleep of many,” he said.
The translator seemed to struggle with accurately conveying his remark. To which, PM Modi said, “Message chala gaya jahan jana tha (The message has reached where it was meant to).”
On Thursday, Tharoor received the Prime Minister on Thursday in his parliamentary constituency, Thiruvananthapuram. “Despite delays at the dysfunctional Delhi airport, I managed to land in Thiruvananthapuram in time to receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his arrival in my constituency,” he wrote on X.
Despite delays at the dysfunctional Delhi airport, managed to land in Thiruvananthapuram in time to receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his arrival in my constituency. Looking forward to his officially commissioning Vizhinjam port, a project I have been proud to have been… pic.twitter.com/OoGHeS0Gbe
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 1, 2025
“Looking forward to his officially commissioning of Vizhinjam Port, a project I have been proud to have been involved with since its inception,” Tharoor added.
The PM inaugurated the Vizhinjam Sea Port in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, saying it would enhance trade and commerce and benefit the Kerala economy.
In his address to the public, Modi emphasised that it is an example of ‘new age development’ as it is situated at the confluence of a deep sea.
“On one hand, there is this big sea with so many opportunities and on the other hand, there is the beauty of nature, in between there is this ‘Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport’, which is a symbol of new-age development,” he added.
The Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport, worth ₹8,900 crore, has been developed under the public-private partnership by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ). The inauguration of the project was conducted in the presence of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Governor of Kerala, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, and Union Ministers Suresh Gopi and George Kurien, among others.
