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PM Modi Visits Jalakandeswarar Temple And Inspects Brain Centre At IIT Madras
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News18•11-10-2026, 17:24
PM Modi Visits Jalakandeswarar Temple And Inspects Brain Centre At IIT Madras
- •Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras on October 11 to review its research.
- •The state-of-the-art center aims to accelerate a global project to map the human brain at the cellular level.
- •Prior to the IIT visit, PM Modi inaugurated the Yellow Line of the Chennai Metro Rail built at a cost of around 4900 crore rupees.
- •PM Modi offered prayers at the historic Sri Jalakandeswarar Temple located on the IIT Madras campus alongside state leaders.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the 'Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre' on the IIT Madras campus to gather information about its ongoing research and functioning.
The Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre was established by IIT Madras in 2022 to support an ambitious global project mapping the human brain at the cellular level.
During his visit and prayer offerings at the Sri Jalakandeswarar Temple, Prime Minister Modi was accompanied by Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
