PM Modi to attend an event in Aligarh Muslim University, first PM to do so since 1964

New Delhi, 17/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the centenary celebration of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on December 22 via video link, Omar Saleem Peerzada, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of AMU, said on Wednesday.

PM will be accompanied by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. The event will be held online due to coronavirus restrictions.

The last time a sitting prime minister visited the varsity to attend an event was in 1964, when the then PM Lal Bahadur Shastri delivered the convocation address there.

“The vice-chancellor is very grateful to the Prime Minister and education minister for taking out time from their busy schedules to attend the celebration. This is an important day for the university,” Peerzada added.