Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to focus on the steps taken to combat terrorism when he inaugurates the seventh edition of the two-day Pravasi Bharati Divas, annual convention of non-resident Indians, beginning in Chennai on Thursday amid tight security.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2008
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the event at the Nandambakkam Convention Centre which has been brought under a
tight security blanket since last week following an e-mail terror threat sent to CII purportedly by Indian Mujahideen.
Image: CRPF men survey the venue in Chennai.
Photographs: Rajesh Karkera
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