Kozhikodu, Tuesday, October 14, 2008: The security personnel maintaining vigil during Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate LK Advani’s Kozhikodu visit as part of the Vijay Sankalp Yatra were caught on a sticky wicket when the chopper supposed to land in Vikram ground at Kozhikodu west hill ended up landing at the Karipur airport without any prior information.

Meanwhile, the security has been tightened in the city and elaborate security arrangements have been made for the visit of the leader.

He will also present the V.M. Korath Memorial Award instituted by Tapasya Kala-Sahitya Vedi to veteran journalist M.V. Kamath on the occasion. The visit of Advani also marks the beginning of election preparations of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the next Lok Sabha elections slated for next year.

Advani would attend the meeting of the State office-bearers of his party to be held at Taj Residency here at 3 p.m. The BJP leader will address a public meeting of the party at the beach at 5 p.m. In the public meeting organised as part of the ‘vijayasankalp yatra’ , Advani will address large gathering after a gap of 13 years .Two marches taken out by party workers would converge at the beach where the public meeting would be held.

The first march would begin from Muthalakulam at 4 p.m. Workers from from Beypore, Kozhikode South, North, Kunnamangalam, Thiruvambadi, Koduvally and Balussery Assembly constituencies would take part in it. The second march will begin from Corporation stadium premises and would comprise workers from Elathur, Koyilandy, Perambra, Kuttiyadi, Vadakara and Nadapuram Assembly constituencies, Mr. Muraleedharan said.