The Prime Minister is on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu for a host of events. Today, he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth nearly Rs. 20,000 crore and opened the new terminal at Trichy airport. Earlier, he attended a convocation event at Bharathidasan University in Tiruchirapalli as chief guest. At both events, he shared stage with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin. Mr Stalin, who leads the DMK, is a key face of the INDIA Opposition bloc that is gearing up to take on the ruling BJP in the Lok Sabha polls this year.