CHENNAI: Whereas DMK and BJP get together cadres have been pasting banners supporting their leaders and elevating slogans towards one another exterior the venue, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s presence enhanced the magnitude of the Chess Olympiad 2022 inaugural occasion in Chennai on Thursday night.
Stalin thanked Modi for making it to the inaugural occasion at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium regardless of his limitations in travelling to Delhi to ask him personally for the launch.
“Often it takes 18 months to organise a world occasion. However we now have accomplished it inside 4 months,” mentioned Stalin, appreciating the organising groups.
The CM in his speech pressured the position of Aaron, Viswanathan Anand and different grandmasters in creating the game in TN. He mentioned that 36% of Indian grandmasters are from TN, and Chennai will be rightly known as the chess capital of India.
Additionally, he mentioned that some ivory cash discovered at Keezhadi excavation website may need been used to play video games like chess, mentioned Stalin, explaining the connection between the sport and Tamil tradition.
Stalin thanked Modi for making it to the inaugural occasion at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium regardless of his limitations in travelling to Delhi to ask him personally for the launch.
“Often it takes 18 months to organise a world occasion. However we now have accomplished it inside 4 months,” mentioned Stalin, appreciating the organising groups.
The CM in his speech pressured the position of Aaron, Viswanathan Anand and different grandmasters in creating the game in TN. He mentioned that 36% of Indian grandmasters are from TN, and Chennai will be rightly known as the chess capital of India.
Additionally, he mentioned that some ivory cash discovered at Keezhadi excavation website may need been used to play video games like chess, mentioned Stalin, explaining the connection between the sport and Tamil tradition.