Chennai police have issued a traffic advisory in anticipation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming roadshow for the Lok Sabha elections. The Greater Chennai Police have implemented traffic restrictions across the city, urging commuters to plan their journeys accordingly to avoid congestion.

PM Modi is scheduled to visit Chennai today, April 9, to conduct a roadshow at Thiyagaraya Road in the T. Nagar area. The roadshow will commence at 6 pm. Additionally, he will address a public gathering in support of NDA candidates AC Shanmugam from Vellore and Sowmiya Anbumani from Dharmapuri.

Commuters are cautioned about potential traffic congestion between 3 pm to 8 pm in various areas including Mount Poonamallee Road, Gandhi Mandapam Road, CIPET junction, GST Road, Anna Salai, SV Patel Road, 100 feet road, and T. Nagar.

Thiyagaraya Road has been designated as a 'sterile zone' from 3 pm onwards, with vehicular movement and parking prohibited until the completion of the roadshow. Restricted routes include Mount Poonamallee Road towards Anna Salai, Kathipara flyover to Saidapet, Tidel Park to Gandhi Mandapam, CPT towards the airport and Gandhi Mandapam, Anna Statute towards Mount Road, CIPET towards Anna Salai, Vadapalani towards T. Nagar Valluvar Kottam, and Pallavaram GST Road towards Kathipara.

Earlier announcements by BJP state president K Annamalai indicated that the roadshow would traverse segments of both South Chennai and Central Chennai. Tamilisai Soundararjan is BJP's candidate for South Chennai, while Vinoj P Selvam is contesting against DMK heavyweight Dayanidhi Maran in Central Chennai.

The BJP, in alliance with Pattali Makkal Katchi and Tamil Maanila Congress-Moopanar, is striving for a stronger electoral performance under the leadership of Annamalai, who is contesting from Coimbatore. Despite the party's current representation in the outgoing House from Tamil Nadu, it aims to enhance its presence in the upcoming elections.

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