Chennai: Security has been beefed up all over Chennai on the eve of the one-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch the First National Handloom Day.
PM Modi would present Sant Kabir Awards and National Awards for handloom weavers on the occasion.
Multiple layers of security have been put up for the high- profile visit, with top police officials directly supervising the security arrangements.
Though it is expected that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and PM Modi may meet, sources in both the AIADMK and the BJP neither confirmed nor denied the possibility of the meeting. Government sources did not comment either.
It was then a brief stopover for PM Modi when he had a 15-minute meeting with Ms Jayalalithaa at the airport.
"An exhibition showcasing master creations of the awardees is also being inaugurated on the occasion in the adjacent senate building of Madras University," says an official release.
PM Modi would present Sant Kabir Awards and National Awards for handloom weavers on the occasion.
Multiple layers of security have been put up for the high- profile visit, with top police officials directly supervising the security arrangements.
Though it is expected that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and PM Modi may meet, sources in both the AIADMK and the BJP neither confirmed nor denied the possibility of the meeting. Government sources did not comment either.
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It was then a brief stopover for PM Modi when he had a 15-minute meeting with Ms Jayalalithaa at the airport.
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"An exhibition showcasing master creations of the awardees is also being inaugurated on the occasion in the adjacent senate building of Madras University," says an official release.
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