Tiruchirappalli, Jan. 5 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in the "Namma Ooru Modi Pongal" celebrations to be held in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.

The Union Home Minister arrived in the state on Sunday for a two-day visit and attended the valedictory function of the "Tamilagam Thalai Nimira Tamilanin Payanam" campaign yatra, led by Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthran.

Union Home Minister Shah is also scheduled to visit the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, to offer prayers before participating in the Modi Pongal festivities at Mannarpuram.

Earlier on Sunday, addressing a massive gathering at the closing ceremony of state BJP President Nainar Nagenthran's marathon yatra, Shah declared, "In A...