Sitharaman meets eminent personalities in TN under 'Sampark

Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman today met eminent personalities and industrialists in the State as part of the 'Sampark for Samarthan' programme that aims to highlight achievements of the Narendra Modi-led government over the past four years.

BJP President Amit Shah on May 29, rolled out the outreach programme to mark the government's fourth anniversary, which fell on May 26, as it prepares for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Sitharaman, who is on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu met senior industrialists, media personalities and shared pictures of the interactions on her official Twitter account.

"In Chennai today and tomorrow on #Sampark_for_Samarthan. Meeting eminent citizens & thought leaders on 4 years of NDA government's performance..." she tweeted yesterday.

During the visit yesterday and today, Sitharaman met several personalities including Apollo Hospitals Chief, Prathap C Reddy, TVS and Sons Joint Managing Director, R Dinesh, legendary musician Illayaraja, New Indian Express, CMD, Manoj Sonthalia, Thanthi Group Chairman, Balasubramaniam Adithyan and sought support for the cause of #SaafNiyatSahiVikas undertaken by the NDA Government.

About her meeting with Illayaraja, she wrote, "A pleasant interaction with great maestro Padma Vibhushan Shri Illayaraja. Sought his appreciation and support for the work being undertaken under the leadership of @PMOIndia Shri @narendramodi. #SamparkforSamarthan @BJP4India".

Under the exercise-'Sampark for Samarthan', 4,000 BJP functionaries, from Shah and its chief ministers down to panchayat members, have been asked to contact one lakh people who are well-known names in different fields to share with them the government's works.