<p>Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal today took a suburban train here as he kicked off his Maharashtra tour, but the ride was far from smooth.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Passengers trying to board the slow local from suburban Andheri to Churchgate were inconvenienced as Kejriwal got into the train along with his senior party colleagues and AAP workers.<br /><br />When the AAP leader finally reached Churchgate, there was a mad rush with commuters and onlookers jostling for a glimpse of Kejriwal. Among the crowd was also a group of youths who showed black flags to Kejriwal as he was leaving the station.<br /><br />They said they did not belong to any organisation but were students who were protesting against Kejriwal's alleged "media management" as seen in a leaked video of him on YouTube in which he appears to tell a news anchor to highlight parts of his interview.<br /><br />Earlier, while a posse of media personnel did manage to board the same compartment as Kejriwal, a protective ring thrown around the AAP leader by his party workers meant there was no interaction with reporters.<br /><br />Incidentally, the formal media interaction Kejriwal had scheduled here this afternoon has been cancelled.<br /><br />At Churchgate, many people, including some from the media, were almost squeezed in the rush as Kejriwal made his way outside the station to head to a private fundraiser at Nariman Point in South Mumbai.<br /><br />Metal detectors at the station were toppled in the heavy rush as AAP workers made their way out. </p>
<p>Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal today took a suburban train here as he kicked off his Maharashtra tour, but the ride was far from smooth.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Passengers trying to board the slow local from suburban Andheri to Churchgate were inconvenienced as Kejriwal got into the train along with his senior party colleagues and AAP workers.<br /><br />When the AAP leader finally reached Churchgate, there was a mad rush with commuters and onlookers jostling for a glimpse of Kejriwal. Among the crowd was also a group of youths who showed black flags to Kejriwal as he was leaving the station.<br /><br />They said they did not belong to any organisation but were students who were protesting against Kejriwal's alleged "media management" as seen in a leaked video of him on YouTube in which he appears to tell a news anchor to highlight parts of his interview.<br /><br />Earlier, while a posse of media personnel did manage to board the same compartment as Kejriwal, a protective ring thrown around the AAP leader by his party workers meant there was no interaction with reporters.<br /><br />Incidentally, the formal media interaction Kejriwal had scheduled here this afternoon has been cancelled.<br /><br />At Churchgate, many people, including some from the media, were almost squeezed in the rush as Kejriwal made his way outside the station to head to a private fundraiser at Nariman Point in South Mumbai.<br /><br />Metal detectors at the station were toppled in the heavy rush as AAP workers made their way out. </p>