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Tamil Nadu government's support for Chennai Open
Tamil Nadu government on Monday, gave Rs 1 crore as its contribution for organising the 17th ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament, starting on January 2 next year.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: December 12, 2011 05:06 PM IST
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Chennai:
Tamil Nadu government on Monday, gave Rs 1 crore as its contribution for organising the 17th ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament, starting on January 2 next year.
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa presented the cheque to Tamil Nadu Tennis Association's Honorary Secretary CBN Reddy at the Secretariat here, a government release said.
Jayalalithaa had sanctioned Rs one crore as government contribution in 2005 also towards the same event, the release added.
Chennai Open is a popular tennis event where international players like Rafael Nadal, Carlos Moya, Ivan Ljubicic, Marcos Baghdatis and Indian pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes have participated in the past.
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