Gukesh gets grand welcome at Chennai airport
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The Hindu
The youngest World chess champion, D. Gukesh, arrived to a grand and boisterous welcome at the Chennai International airport on Monday (December 16, 2024).
People from the Sports Development Authority of India (SDAT), Velammal Nexus, the media, and the public, along with a group of Velammal students and some stilt walkers holding cards that read “Velammal’s Pride Gukesh,” were waiting for the 18-year-old’s arrival with eager anticipation. The very air was primed for it.
Grand Master D. Gukesh, World Chess Champion arrived in Chennai Airport on Monday.
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Velankanni Raj B
Mr. Gukesh, who made it to the front page of every newspaper and the heart of every conversation, was swarmed by people – even airport officials and airline employees – at the airport.
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He went into a lounge in his casuals and emerged in a blazer with his World Championship trophy in hand and the Indian flag draped on him. He walked out, engaging in a conversation with the SDAT officials Meghanatha Reddy and Atulya Mishra who’d flanked him on either side, ready to share his joy with and get lapped up by his beloved countrymen.
As he stepped out of the terminal, joy erupted. The cameras went berserk, and there were rhythmic chants of “Gu-kaaaae-sh, Gu-kae-sh!” The mirth was tectonic. The crowd seemed to converge on him. Everyone wanted a piece of him. It seemed as if he, who’d been garlanded, was lost in the chaos before he left in a car.
Published – December 16, 2024 11:47 am IST
