Narendra Modi travels by Delhi metro, tweets 'really enjoyed the ride'

New Delhi: New Delhi: For the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday travelled by Metro from Dhaula Kuan to Dwarka where he was going for a function.

He took the Metro to avoid inconvenience to the public on the route because of the security arrangements, sources said.

The Prime Minister was to attend a function of the National Intelligence Academy.

When the Prime Minister travels, the road is closed for sometime for his movement. "Sreedharan ji would always tell me to experience the Delhi Metro. Today I had the opportunity to do so on the way to Dwarka," he tweeted.

"Really enjoyed the ride. Thanks Delhi Metro. Thanks Sreedharan ji!," he said.

E Sreedharan is the former chief of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and is popularly known as 'Metro man'.

Sreedharan ji would always tell me to experience the Delhi Metro. Today I had the opportunity to do so on the way to Dwarka.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 25, 2015