Chennai: Ahead of Chess Olympiad 2022, BJP cadre went on to glue the image of PM Modi on the posters of the event in Chennai on Wednesday. The BJP members put up PM’s image on the posters after claiming that Tamil Nadu got the opportunity to host the tournament in Chennai because of the Central government.
Earlier, the posters put up by the Tamil Nadu government had the image of TN CM Stalin and Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram.
However, on Wednesday, BJP functionaries from Tamil Nadu including Amar Prasad Reddy, BJP TN president of sports and skill development cell, shared a video of BJP members putting up an image of PM Modi on the Chess Olympiad posters. In the video, he also went on to say that only PM Modi is the sole representative of India.
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In a tweet along with a video, Amar Prasad Reddy said, "Let me remind CM @stalin that our PM Sh. @narendramodi Avl is the sole representative of this Nation🔥🔥Here we begin!!!"
However, in another tweet, Amar Prasad Reddy said, "Finally the DMK govt has woken up to the fact that PM @narendramodi Avl is the highest authority & pride of our nation & replacing the old hoarding’s with new ones carrying Modi ji picture. A bitter lesson for the @arivalayam govt & a victory for TN BJP."
The image of PM Modi was later included in some of the posters of the event and the advertisements published in the media.
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Earlier, 10 BJP members walked out of Chess Olympiad torch relay event in Coimbatore since the organisers of the event did not mention the name of PM Modi.
The Chess Olympiad was originally scheduled to take place in Russia between July 26 and August 8. However, it did not materialise due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
This is the second major event to be in India after World Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen in 2013. The state government allocated Rs 92.13 crore for the event.