Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Modi Praises TDP Workers’ Tirupati-to-Varanasi Sacred Water Yatra
Telugu Desam Party members rode motorcycles from Tirupati to Varanasi.
They carried sacred water from the Krishna and Godavari rivers.
Their trip was called the Seva Sankalp Yatra.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the people who organized it.
He said carrying the water was very touching.
He also said the journey highlighted service and good governance.
The organizers helped people from many walks of life take part.
The yatra marked 25 years since Modi began serving as a head of government.
Narendra Modi praised Telugu Desam Party leaders and workers for organizing the Seva Sankalp Yatra.
Participants rode motorcycles from Tirupati to Varanasi, carrying sacred water from the Krishna and Godavari rivers.
Modi described the gesture as “very touching” and said the journey emphasized service and good governance.
He credited the organizers with enabling people from all walks of life to participate.
The yatra marked Modi’s completion of 25 years as a head of government, beginning October 7, 2001.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Telugu Desam Party leaders, workers and participants.
- What
- A motorcycle yatra carried sacred waters from the Krishna and Godavari rivers to Varanasi; Modi praised its organizers.
- When
- Modi made his comments on Wednesday; the report is dated October 7. His 25-year tenure as a head of government began October 7, 2001.
- Where
- The yatra traveled from Tirupati to Varanasi, also referred to as Kashi.
- Why
- It marked Modi’s completion of 25 years as a head of government and emphasized service and good governance.
Yatra organizers and participants
Prime Minister Modi
Purpose and meaning of the journey
Yatra organizers and participants
The TDP-organized yatra carried sacred river waters from Tirupati to Varanasi and emphasized service and good governance.
Prime Minister Modi
Modi praised the gesture as very touching and complimented the organizers for enabling people from all walks of life to participate.
- Yatra name
- Seva Sankalp Yatra
- Route
- Tirupati to Varanasi (Kashi)
- Transport
- Motorcycles
- Rivers
- Krishna and Godavari
- Modi’s description
- He called the gesture “very touching.”
- Occasion
- Modi’s completion of 25 years as a head of government
- Start of period
- October 7, 2001
