Before Sunday, the Munnar post office had “less than 100 IPPB accounts”. Modi’s 2014 campaign pitch on the Rs 15 lakh deposit had become an issue in the 2019 general election in Kerala, where the BJP did not win a single seat. It all started in the hill town on Sunday, the weekly holiday at the post office, when hundreds began queuing outside since early morning because it was their day off work too. So, Murugaiah and his staff were forced to open the post office and work from 9am to 9pm, far beyond their usual closing time. At Munnar, regular post office services have collapsed.

Source: The Telegraph August 01, 2019 21:22 UTC