Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach Chennai this evening to inaugurate 44th Chess Olympiad.
Special teams of police have been deployed and vigil has been stepped up at Nehru Stadium where the inauguration will take place. Over 22,000 cops will be deployed in duty. The city police have been conducting security operations, searches and vehicle checks at various locations. Further, they have banned the flying of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Banners have been erected across city welcoming Modi. Meanwhile, the State unit of the BJP is planning to accord a grand welcome to Prime Minister. This is Modi’s second visit to Tamilnadu after DMK came to power.