On September 17, Narendra Modi’s birthday- people in Tamil Nadu’s Salem city can taste idlis named after the Prime Minister. Four Modi idlis would cost them just Rs 10.
As per reports, for the past few days, posters featuring BJP state vice president of the propaganda cell S Mahesh announcing the launch of Modi idlis have been spotted in different parts of the city.
The poster says four idlis with sambar will be sold for Rs 10, adding that they would be prepared hygienically.
During the COVID-19 lockdown, Mahesh had supplied food for over three lakh people in various parts of the city for 43 days.
Speaking to The New Indian Express, Mahesh said, “My father Sridhar worked for society and helped over 1,000 students in their studies. Most of these students have now become IAS and IPS and are in other big posts. Following my father’s path, during the lockdown period, we supplied food for 7,000 people in Salem city daily and continued it for 43 days. After that, we gave grocery items for over 8,000 people including people working in saloon shops and temple priests and donated 26 tonnes of fodder for cattle in Gosalas in the state. During the lockdown, we provided food and grocery items worth Rs 2.5 crore.”
“Now, even after Unlock, we are seeing poor people suffering. Considering this, we decided to provide idlis at minimum cost and due to COVID-19, we have decided to make these idlis very hygienically. On behalf of the trust running in my father’s name, we decided to give these idlis. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is my hero, we decided to name them Modi idlis and put out posters in the city. We have got a good response,” he added.
“There is another reason for naming the idlis after the Prime Minister. Even though he is doing many good things, in Tamil Nadu the Dravidian parties are spreading misinformation about the Prime Minister. So, to change that mentality, we decided to name the idlis after our Prime Minister,” he reasoned.
For the uninitiated, an 80-year-old Kamalathal was selling idlis for Re 1 was in the news recently. Inspired by her act, 48-year-old Palanisamy of Tiruchy also launched a low-cost eatery selling idlis for Re 1.
