CP Radhakrishnan files nomination for Vice President in presence of PM Modi
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s Vice Presidential Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan on Wednesday filed his nomination in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union ministers – in a massive show of strength and unity ahead of the September 9 election.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Health Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda and Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari were among those who accompanied Mr Radhakrishnan, who is the Maharashtra Governor, to file his nomination before the returning officer.
Sources said four sets of papers were filed as part of the nomination process. PM Modi was the chief proposer in the first set of documents.
Earlier, the Vice Presidential candidate visited and paid tributes at Prerna Sthal, which houses statues of iconic personalities in Parliament complex. He first bowed before the giant statue of Mahatma Gandhi and then proceeded to paying tributes to other noted personalities.