Stall where Narendra Modi sold tea to become tourist spot
Original charm of the tea stall will be preserved while giving it a modern touch, says minister
PHOTO COURTESY: HINDUSTAN TIMES
The tea stall where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sold tea during his childhood is set to become a tourist spot.
Located on one of the platforms of Gujarat’s Vadnagar railway station, Indian government has decided to give it a face-lift as they want Modi’s birthplace in Mehsana district to be on the world tourism map, according to the Hindustan Times.
Culture minister Mahesh Sharma along with a team of officials from the ministry and the Archaeological Survey of India visited the town on Sunday.
“The original charm of the tea stall will be preserved while giving it a modern touch,” Sharma told reporters at Gandhinagar. “Apart from being the birthplace of our PM, Vadnagar is an important historical centre having famous Sharmishta Lake and a step-well. ASI had recently found remains of a Buddhist Monastery during excavation, which is still going on."
While campaigning for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Modi often mentioned that he used to sell tea during his childhood at the railway station along with his father.
Located on one of the platforms of Gujarat’s Vadnagar railway station, Indian government has decided to give it a face-lift as they want Modi’s birthplace in Mehsana district to be on the world tourism map, according to the Hindustan Times.
Culture minister Mahesh Sharma along with a team of officials from the ministry and the Archaeological Survey of India visited the town on Sunday.
“The original charm of the tea stall will be preserved while giving it a modern touch,” Sharma told reporters at Gandhinagar. “Apart from being the birthplace of our PM, Vadnagar is an important historical centre having famous Sharmishta Lake and a step-well. ASI had recently found remains of a Buddhist Monastery during excavation, which is still going on."
While campaigning for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Modi often mentioned that he used to sell tea during his childhood at the railway station along with his father.