KOCHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit, 12 Congress workers were taken into preventive custody in Kochi. They were taken into custody from their houses early Monday morning. The police reached the houses of KPCC secretary Thampi Subramanyam, DCC secretary N R Sreekumar, Shebin George, Ashkar Baby, Basheer and others and then took them into custody.

The Prime Minister will arrive at the Naval Air Station on Wellington Island by a special air force flight from Madhya Pradesh at around 5 pm. A 1.8 km road show will be held from Thevara Junction to the Thevara Sacred Heart College ground where the 'Yuvam 2023' programme will be held. He will participate in the yuvam programme at 6 pm.

The Prime Minister will be staying at a private hotel on Wellington Island. The Prime Minister will hold a meeting with Christian religious leaders here at 7.45 pm. He will leave for Thiruvananthapuram at 9.25 am tomorrow. He will land at the airport at 10.15 am. He will flag off the Vande Bharat Express at Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station at 10.30 am. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate various projects under the Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad divisions. Kochi Water Metro will be dedicated to the nation and Digital University will also be inaugurated.