The torch relay for the Chess Olympiad, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 19 in New Delhi, reached Tirupati on Saturday.
Minister for Tourism and Sports R.K. Roja, who received the torch, said it was a matter of pride for Tirupati to be one among 75 cities in the country that the relay would be covering. The torch reached Tirupati from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
The Minister, along with TTD Chairman Y.V. Subba Reddy, MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy and Principal Secretary Vani and others, participated in a relay rally from the Srinivasa Sports Complex to Mahati Auditorium.