Live reporting: Modi addresses Chennai rally

12:34 pm: The Congress is doing the politics of dividing and destroying the country. Take this opportunity and give BJP a chance, says Modi.

12:27 pm: I promise you to get the work on NH53 here done if I come to power, Modi promises amidst applause from local crowd.

12:24: I had given a proposal to Manipur government and other North-eastern governments to send their 200 women policemen from each state for 2 years on deputation to Gujarat. Not a single state government responded. Had 1,600 women policemen come from North-East, stayed here for two years and returned, they would have made friends with at least 10 Gujarati families, and thousands of Gujaratis could have flocked to the North-east as tourists : Modi

12:22 pm: Manipur can do wonders in IT sector. The youths here are educated in English. Outsourcing in Imphal and other Northeast cities will reduce costs, and give a huge jump in employment opportunities: Modi