Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers to Lord Ganesh in suburban Vile Parle in Mumbai.

Hon PM @narendramodi ji, Hon Governor @BSKoshyari and CM @Dev_Fadnavis took Ganesh Darshan and blessings at Lokmanya Seva Sangh in Vile Parle, Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/fnrxI4F5cQ

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) September 7, 2019

The PM went straight to the suburb after landing at the international airport. At the airport, Modi was welcomed by state governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Apart from Koshyari and Fadnavis, state BJP unit president Chandrakant Patil was also present when Modi offered prayers.

The prime minister also interacted with officials of the LSS, a 96-year-old not-for-profit organisation, who presented him with a portrait of freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and books on the activities of the LSS.

मा. पंतप्रधान श्री नरेंद्र मोदी यांनी आज पार्ले येथील लोकमान्य सेवा संघाच्या श्री गणेशाचे दर्शन घेऊन मनोभावे पूजा केली. यावेळी मा. राज्यपाल भगत सिंह कोश्यारी, मुख्यमंत्री श्री देवेंद्र फडणवीस यांनीही श्री गणेशाचे दर्शन घेतले. pic.twitter.com/ePvCmF2Hzo

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) September 7, 2019

Modi also garlanded the bust of Lokmanya, who had started Ganesh festival at public level to galvanise people against the British, on the LSS premises.

The PM is scheduled to attend various events in Mumbai and Aurangabad.