Before going to Karnataka, PM Modi requested the CM of the state, said - do not bother to come early for me

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he has requested the Governor, Chief Minister, and Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka not to come to the airport to receive him as he did not want him to go to the trouble of coming early in the morning as he was not sure How long will it take to reach. Modi reached Bengaluru directly from the Greek capital Athens at around 6 a.m. to interact with ISRO scientists involved in the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon.

Addressing a large gathering outside the HAL airport, the Prime Minister said that since he was coming from a long distance and his journey was long, he did not know at what time he would reach here, and asked Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to, CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister requested Chief Minister DK Shivakumar that they all should not bother to come to pick him up.

"Therefore, I had requested him that when I make a formal visit, he must follow the protocol," PM Modi said. He added, "They cooperated when I asked and I am grateful to them."

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bengaluru to meet ISRO scientists, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday alleged that he allegedly stopped Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar from welcoming him at the HAL airport.

Ramesh alleged that the prime minister had become angry with Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for honoring ISRO scientists before himself and termed Modi's barring of the chief minister and deputy chief minister as "cheap politics".