Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Modi Prays at IIT Madras Temple, Visits Research and Metro Projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Chennai on Sunday.
At IIT Madras, he prayed at a temple with the state’s Governor and Chief Minister.
Priests told him about a sacred Sri Chakra, and he offered flowers there.
The temple also has a shrine dedicated to Lord Krishna and Lord Rama.
Modi visited a brain research centre and opened a music learning and research centre named for Ilaiyaraaja.
Earlier, he and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay started the first train on a new part of Chennai’s Metro.
They rode from Porur to Poonamallee.
The programme also included plans for development projects in Tamil Nadu.
Narendra Modi offered prayers at Sri Jalakanteshwara Swamy Temple on the IIT Madras campus, accompanied by Governor Rajendra Arlekar and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
Temple priests explained the significance of a sacred Sri Chakra in a sub-shrine dedicated to Lord Krishna and Lord Rama; Modi offered flowers at the Sri Chakra.
Modi visited IIT Madras’s brain research centre and inaugurated the IITM Maestro Ilaiyaraaja Centre for Music Learning and Research.
At Porur Metro station, Modi and Vijay flagged off the first train on Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase II network and travelled to Poonamallee.
The Poonamallee–Vadapalani Metro corridor was described as costing Rs 750 crore; Modi’s IIT Madras programme also included plans to inaugurate development projects and lay foundation stones.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor Rajendra Arlekar and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
- What
- Modi prayed at an IIT Madras campus temple, visited a brain research centre, inaugurated a music centre and joined Vijay in flagging off a Phase II Metro train.
- When
- Sunday; Modi landed at Chennai airport at 10:58 a.m.
- Where
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, including IIT Madras and Porur Metro station.
- Why
- The events were part of Modi’s Chennai visit and its scheduled development programme.
- Temple
- Sri Jalakanteshwara Swamy Temple is on the IIT Madras campus; one article also calls it Jalakandeswarar Temple.
- Temple visit
- Modi performed darshan and pooja, offered flowers on a Sri Chakra, and heard priests explain the shrine’s significance.
- Other temple details
- The Sri Chakra is housed in a sub-shrine dedicated to Lord Krishna and Lord Rama.
- Music centre
- Modi inaugurated the IITM Maestro Ilaiyaraaja Centre for Music Learning and Research.
- Metro
- Modi and C. Joseph Vijay flagged off the first train on Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase II network at Porur and travelled to Poonamallee.
- Corridor cost
- The Poonamallee–Vadapalani Metro corridor was described as costing Rs 750 crore.
- Development programme
- Modi was scheduled to inaugurate development projects across Tamil Nadu and lay foundation stones at IIT Madras.
