New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Poonamallee-Vadapalani stretch of Phase II of the Chennai Metro Rail Project, built at a cost of around Rs.4,900 crore. PM Modi also took a ride on the stretch with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay in company.

PM Modi and CM Vijay together flagged off the new services and travelled on the train in the presence of Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. The PM bought a ticket and also interacted briefly with the employee in the ticket counter.

Just a day before Chief Minisrer Vijay visited Bask by Coffee (Bask Cafe) in Palavakkam, Chennai, accompanied by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Prior to the cafe outing, Rahul Gandhi met with Vijay at the Chief Minist...