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Fifth phase of Gaurav Yatra begins

Chief Minister Narendra Modi commenced the fifth leg of his Gujarat Gaurav Yatra from Porbander in the Saurashtra region, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.

The yatra commenced in presence of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sunil Shastri and unit president Rajindersinh Rana.

Meanwhile, police said adequate security arrangements have been made in view of the threats to Modi's life.

The two-day march covering the region of Saurashtra will culminate at Sirohi on Thursday.

Modi had started the yatra to 'revive the state's pride in the wake of the unprecedented criticism of Gujarat following the post-Godhra violence'.

The BJP state leadership had postponed the fourth phase of the yatra, earlier scheduled to commence on September 28, following the Akshardham attack. It was resumed on October 5.

The first phase had begun amid controversies on September 8 and the yatra has since dominated socio-political life of the state, especially Modi's alleged comments on minorities and population control.

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