PM Modi Flags Off Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express, Launches Chennai Airport Terminal. In Pics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a tight schedule in Southern India on Saturday. He launched a slew of development projects, including the Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was pressed for time in Southern India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express on Saturday in Telangana, where he will also lay the groundwork for projects worth over Rs 11,300 crore. Before departing for Tamil Nadu, PM Modi will attend a public meeting at Parade Ground. (Image Source: PTI)

The Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express, which connects Hyderabad with Lord Venkateswara's abode, is the second Vande Bharat train to begin service in Telangana in less than three months. (Image Source: PTI)

Following this event, PM Modi travelled to Tamil Nadu to inaugurate the Rs. 1260 crore New Integrated Terminal Building (Phase- 1) of Chennai International Airport. (Image Source: PTI)

After the inauguration, PM Modi inspected the arrangements made in the airport. PM Modi and CM Stalin also shared warm gestures during the inauguration. (Image Source: PTI)

The PM was accompanied by Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Union Minister of State L Murugan. Tamil Nadu CM Stalin was also present at the event. (Image Source: PTI)

On the 125th anniversary of Sri Ramakrishna Math in Chennai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tribute to Swami Vivekananda. (Image Source: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Telangana, laid the groundwork for the redevelopment of Secunderabad Railway Station. (Image Source: PTI)

At Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad, he was greeted by Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy. Bandi Sanjay, the chief of the Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was also present at the airport. He also signalled the departure of the Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express. (Image Source: PTI)

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao did not greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the airport. Instead, according to ANI, the CM delegated state minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav to meet the Prime Minister at Begumpet airport in his absence. The Telangana Chief Minister also skipped Prime Minister Modi's visit to the state on Saturday. (Image Source: PTI)