Tue, 27 Oct, 2026, 07:52 am
Reported by ddnews.gov.in
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday surprised many commuters, including school children, in Delhi Metro as he stepped into a coach and shared a ride with them till Delhi University, where he addressed Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) students during centenary celebrations.
Freely shaking hands with school children travelling in the coach, PM Modi interacted with them and some women passengers in the 20-odd minute journey around 7 p.m.
Visuals of PM Modi’s public transport journey on social media showed him punching at the Metro station’s ticketing gate using a travel card and then boarding a coach on the Yellow Line heading towards the Vishwavidyalaya Metro station.
This is not the first time that PM Modi has travelled in the Metro. In 2023, the Prime Minister had taken a Metro ride to reach Delhi University to attend the varsity’s centenary celebrations.
In 2015, PM Modi had travelled by Delhi Metro to inaugurate the Faridabad extension line.