Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the world’s biggest chess event – the 44th International Chess Olympiad – at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai Thursday. It is scheduled to take place from July 28 to August 10 at Poonjeri village in Mamallapuram.
Ahead of the inauguration ceremony, Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin inspected the venues of the Chennai Chess Olympiad in Chennai — the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium and Poonjeri in Mamallapuram where the event would be conducted and reviewed the arrangements being made for it.
Superstar Rajinikanth on Thursday said he loves chess the most and extended his greetings to chess players as Tamil Nadu gears up to host the 44th Chess Olympiad, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On his twitter handle, using the #ChessOlympiad2022 hashtag, the top actor said, “an indoor game I love the most … wishing all the chess minds the very best…god bless.” Rajinikanth also posted an undated photograph of him playing chess and appearing in a pensive mood.
#ChessOlympiad2022 An indoor game I love the most … wishing all the chess minds the very best .. god bless. pic.twitter.com/nVZ8SU51va
— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) July 28, 2022
PM Modi, who will reach the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai at 6:00 PM IST, will inaugurate the 44th Chess Olympiad amidst the presence of Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and other special invitees.
