PM Modi's Grand Roadshow In Coimbatore; To Release ₹18,000 Crore PM-KISAN Fund For 9 Crore Farmers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a grand welcome in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, with a massive roadshow ahead of inaugurating the South India Natural Farming Summit. This special report covers the Prime Minister's visit, where he is set to release the 21st installment of the PM Kisan Yojana, amounting to ₹18,000 crore for nine crore farmers, and the surrounding political dynamics involving the BJP's alliance with the AIADMK and tensions with the ruling DMK. Reporter Pramod Madhav states, 'Even though the Prime Minister is coming there to play part in a farmer's summit, the initiation of the election is also very clearly evident in the campaign as such on the ground'. The visit is positioned as a significant outreach to farmers and a show of strength for the NDA alliance in the state, with both BJP and AIADMK flags visible at the event.