Bengaluru, Jan. 2 -- A phone call at 8.23 pm from Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned a physically demanding journey into a deeply emotional moment for former minister and senior BJP leader Suresh Kumar, who has just completed a cycle yatra from Bengaluru to Kanyakumari - retracing a path he first travelled more than five decades ago.

Sharing his joy, Suresh Kumar said the Prime Minister personally congratulated him and described the journey as inspiring, especially in the context of his recovery from a serious health setback. "That encouragement from the Prime Minister felt like a pat on the back after a long and testing road," he said.

For Suresh Kumar, the journey was not merely about endurance or distance. Cycling to the Vivekananda R...