Puducherry, Oct. 9 -- Welcoming the visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping to Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu on Friday and Saturday, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayansamy said it was a matter of pride for the entire Tamil community.

Talking to media on the sidelines of electioneering for the October 21 Kamaraj Nagar Assembly by-election on Wednesday, the Chief Minister said Mr Xi Jinping and Prime minister Narendra Modi will discuss several issues at Mamallapuram which would benefit Tamil Nadu also.

Refuting the opposition's claim that no schemes were implemented in the Union Territory during the Congress regime, the Chief Minister said in spite of trouble and hindrance from the BJP government at the centre and Lt Governor Kiran Bedi, se...