PM Modi took a ride on the Delhi Metro from Lok Kalyan Marg station to Alipur Road
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took the metro from an underground station near his official residence to travel to north Delhi for an event at a memorial dedicated to BR Ambedkar,
the architect of the constitution and a Dalit icon.
His destination was 26 Alipur Road, an address in one of the most crowded parts of the capital. There he dedicated the Ambedkar memorial to the nation, to mark the birth anniversary of the icon on Saturday.
Ringed by Special Protection Group commandos, PM Modi boarded the metro from the Lok Kalyan Marg station. It was seen as a good plan, since travelling by road would have meant a huge security nightmare and traffic jams.
PM Narendra Modi seen here with a passenger taking a selfie at a Delhi metro station
His entry caused a commotion among riders on their way home during rush hour on Friday.
They took turns taking selfies with the Prime Minister, who obliged as many co-passengers as he could.
As one man stayed firmly by his side, trying to take a selfie, the Prime Minister was seen asking him to make way for a woman rider who was standing.
No one could linger too long as the security personnel quickly moved them away.
PM Narendra Modi arrived for the opening of a memorial dedicated to BR Ambedkar
The memorial at Alipur Road is designed to look like the constitution and has been built in two years at a cost of Rs 100 crore.
Ambedkar died at this address, which is spread over nearly two acres.
"To stand at the same place where Babasaheb breathed his last is an honour for me," PM Modi said at the memorial.