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Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (February 10) reached the Dawoodi Bohra community program in Marol area of Mumbai after flagging off the Vande Bharat train. During this, he inaugurated a campus of Al Jamia-tus-Saifiyah (Saif Academy). This is being seen as BJP’s preparation to reach out to the Muslim community in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
During this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Arabic Academy of Bohra Muslim Community in Andheri East. During this, religious leader and head of the Dawoodi Bohra community Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin was also on the stage.
The institute works to protect the learning traditions and literary culture of the community, and the centre will impart Arabic learning.
This event was part of PM Modi’s second visit to the city in less than a month, which saw him unveil several infrastructure projects earlier in the day. On January 19, the PM inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth over ₹ 38,000 crore in the financial capital.
PM Modi’s visit assumes significance given the upcoming elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) – the richest civic body in India.
PM Narendra Modi told the party workers in the meeting to reach out to Pasmanda, Bohra, Muslim professionals and educated Muslims. He said that the target should be to reach every community of the society without worrying about getting votes. In fact, PM Modi’s visit to Mumbai is also being linked to the BMC elections.
