3642 rime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I extension, that will link North Chennai with the Airport and Central Railway Station, in Chennai on Sunday. PTI photo
Chennai, February 14
Setting the stage for a positive campaign for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, likely in April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday latched on to Tamil culture and justice for people and backed the aspirations of Sri Lankan Tamils.
Signalling a united fight against the background of belligerence of expelled AIADMK leaders TTV Dhinakaran and his aunt VK Sasikala, Modi gestured to Chief Minister K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on the dias to join and lift hands with him.
Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay foundation stones of several key projects in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerela. He will also hand over the Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to the Indian Army.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday handed over the indigenously developed Arjun Main Battle Tank Mark 1A to the Indian Army here and said India believes in peace but will protect its sovereignty at all costs.
Modi handed over the tank to Army Chief General M.M. Naravane.
He accepted a salute by the state-of-the-art tank, indigenously designed, developed and manufactured by the Defence Research and Development Organisation`s Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment here.
Centre dedicated to welfare of Tamils in Sri Lanka, says PM Narendra Modi while launching key projects in Chennai
Speaking on the occasion, PM Narendra Modi recalled the various welfare initiatives taken by the Centre in the housing and health sectors aimed at benefiting the Tamils in Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (Image: Twitter/@BJP4India)
The Centre is dedicated to the welfare of Tamils in Sri Lanka, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 14. He added that his government had consistently flagged the issue of their rights with the leaders in the island nation.