PM Modi Welcomes Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan; Recalls 1998 Coimbatore Blast Survival

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes the newly elected Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman, C.P. Radhakrishnan. Modi highlights Radhakrishnan's journey from 'Dollar City' (Tirupur) to the second-highest constitutional office. He recalls Radhakrishnan's miraculous escape from the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blasts targeting L.K. Advani and his childhood survival from drowning in the Avinashi temple pond. Modi also mentions Radhakrishnan's vow to give up non-vegetarian food after visiting Kashi.