Chennai, May 16 -- The Governor of Tamil Nadu, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, on Saturday cut down the number of police security vehicles from ten to four days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed for austerity to cope with the impact of the West Asian crisis, Lok Bhavan said in a statement.

He also urged the general public to reduce the use of petrol and opt for public transport.

"The number of police security vehicles provided to the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, has been reduced based on the instructions of the Governor himself," it said.

The statement noted that 10 police security vehicles were being used during the Governor's official travels and while attending government and private events.

"Reduce the...