PM Modi arrives in Chennai to inaugurate DefExpo 2018 amid protests

On Modi's arrival, protestors blocked the roads and showed black flag to the Prime Minister

Amid protests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reached Chennai to inaugurate the Defence Expo 2018.
 

He reached Chennai airport in an Indian Air Force plane and took a chopper to Defence Expo venue near Mahabalipuram, 45 kms from the state capital.

The Prime Minister was received by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The two-lane highway East Coast Road has completely shut an hour ahead of Modi's visit to keep protesters at bay.

To participate in another event, the Prime Minister will take the