PM Modi flags off first-ever torch relay for Chess Olympiad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first-ever torch relay for the Chess Olympiad ahead of the 44th edition of the event, which is to be held in Mahabalipuram from July 28 to August 10. The torch will be taken to 75 cities in a span of 40 days before arriving in Mahabalipuram near Chennai. At every location, grandmasters of the state will receive the torch. Leh, Srinagar, Jaipur, Surat, Mumbai, Bhopal, Patna, Kolkata, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Thrissur, Port Blair and Kanyakumari are among the 75 cities. Watch the full video for more.