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Chess Olympiad 2022

Chennai trip was unforgettable: Modi tweets after two-day visit

He shared the video of the visit and wrote, "Memories from Chennai! Thank you for an unforgettable visit." (sic)

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CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to his Twitter on Friday and tweeted that the trip to Chennai for the inaugration of the 44th Chess Olympiad was unforgettable.

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He shared the video of the visit and wrote, "Memories from Chennai! Thank you for an unforgettable visit." (sic)

Earlier on Thursday, the Prime Minister said that Tamil Nadu has a strong historical connection with the ancient game of Chess. Subsequently, Modi participated in the 42nd convocation ceremony of Tamil Nadu's leading institution of higher learning, Anna University.

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At the function, Modi awarded gold medals to 69 students who stood first in research studies in various fields at the university level.

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