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Celebrating Modi's 3-years in power, Mangaluru auto driver offers Re 1 ride

Modi-led government completes three-years in office on Friday. Most of the government's initiatives have been lauded across the globe while some have been met with criticism.

With Modi mania gripping the nation on the third anniversary of the NDA government, an autorickshaw driver in Mangaluru, Karnataka, has offered ride at Re 1 to mark the occasion.

An Autorickshaw

Beginning Friday, 44-year-old S Satish Prabhu will charge Re 1 for a ride in his autorickshaw for upto five kilometers. He would continue doing so for the next four days to express his admiration for Modi.

He has put a poster announcing this scheme behind his auto.

Prabhu told TOI that he had reduced autofare even when Narendra Modi ahd become the Prime Minister in 2014.

BJP state general secretary C T Ravi reportedly said that Prabhu's initiative shows that Modi's popularity trancends all classes of people.

Modi-led government completes three-years in office on Friday. Most of the government's initiatives have been lauded across the globe while some have been met with criticism.

OneIndia News

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