Modi likely to meet Cardinal Cleemis

He is likely to call on Cardinal Cleemis at the latter's headquarters.

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Thiruvananthapuram:  Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet Cardinal Baselios Mar Cleemis on his visit to Kerala tomorrow.

According to a top source in the Bharatiya Janata Party, Modi is likely to call on the new cardinal at his headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on April 24.

Modi is visiting the state to to take part in the Sivagiri Mutt's silver jubilee celebrations.

Cardinal Cleemis is the head of the Syro-Malankara Church. He was ordained as a cardinal on Nov. 24 last year.

"It's all a question of timing for the cardinal. If the timing is right, the meeting could take place,” said the source.

Modi will drive from the airport to the Church headquarters. If he is not meeting the cardinal, he will take a helicopter to Varkala (where the mutt is located) to take part in the celebrations. After the celebrations, he will fly back in a chartered flight, the source added.

Source: Zee news