Mysuru: A 19-year-old youth on January 3 made his way to headlines by stopping prime minister’s convoy for 20 seconds at the ground opposite the Maharaja’s?College where Modi was attending the Centenary celebration of the late pontiff of Suttur Mutt Shivaratri Rajendra Swami.

Vinay(19), son of Kishore, an electrician, and Sunitha, residents of Varakodu on Mysuru-T Narsipur Road just wanted to meet the prime minister and wanted to submit the draft on his pet project Green India. He is pursuing his diploma course in Kushalnagar and had came down to Mysuru a couple of days back with a intention of meeting Modi.

Police clarified that the Vinay had a clean past with no criminal antecedent.

On January 3, Vinay didnot wanted to miss an opportunity to meet Modi, hence he went to Kautilya Circle nearby. According to eyewitnesses, at 7:35 pm, he (Vinay) came in front of the prime minister’s convoy, stopping it for 20 seconds. The Special Protection Group (SPG), sent the boy aside and cleared the way.