Cyclone Vardah: Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam to meet PM Narendra Modi

CHENNAI: In his first major official engagement after the demise of AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to seek financial assistance for damage caused by cyclone Vardah. Though Pannerselvam has met Modi in the past, the Monday meeting is expected to prove the mettle of the three-time chief minister, who hitherto had been heading the government only as a caretaker in the absence of his political mentor. Ahead of his visit, the chief minister held discussions with Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan on Sunday evening.