Mumbai: In an obvious attempt to win over tea vendors of Mumbai, the BJP is distributing VIP passes to around 10,000 roadside tea vendors in Mumbai for Narendra Modi's Sunday rally.
BJP leader Raj Purohit Thursday started distributing the special invites to tea vendors in south Mumbai and urged them to attend the rally scheduled at the Bandra-Kurla Complex.
"Modi made humble beginnings as a 'chaiwala' (tea vendor) at Ahmedabad railway station before plunging into politics. The Congress made fun of him and his modest start in life. He shot back that it was better to sell tea, than sell the nation, so we will have tea vendors as special guests at his mega rally," Purohit told media persons.
Excited by the VIP invitation cards, most tea vendors have decided to shut shop for a day and attend the "Maha-Garjana" rally.
A special enclosure will be reserved for the tea vendors where they will sit and listen to Modi, said Purohit as he sipped tea and posed with the "chai-walas" for pictures.
