Modi to announce names of four astronauts of Gaganyaan mission shortly

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Four astronauts of the Gaganyaan mission have arrived at VSSC. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce the names of these four. Modi will also participate in the concluding ceremony of the padayatra led by BJP state president K Surendran at the Central Stadium at around 12 noon. Modi reached Thiruvananthapuram around 10.55 am.

There was information the one of the Gaganyaan passengers is a Malayali. It is reported that he is a squadron leader in the Air Force. The Prime Minister will inaugurate the 1,800 crore new facilities for the Gaganyaan project in Thiruvananthapuram, Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu and Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

Modi, arriving in Coimbatore in the afternoon after the events in Kerala, will address the BJP general meeting in Tirupur at 2:45 pm. Modi will take a helicopter to Madurai at 4 pm and attend a programme related to small and medium industries. After staying in Madurai tonight, he will attend programs in Tuticorin and Tirunelveli tomorrow. Modi is visiting Tamil Nadu for the third time this year.

The Prime Minister will reach Thiruvananthapuram airport by helicopter tomorrow afternoon from Tirunelveli and will leave for Maharashtra at 1.15 pm. Modi will initiate projects worth 17,300 crores in Tamil Nadu and 4,400 crores in Maharashtra.