24 Facts About Club Chennai

1. Club Chennai was the venue of the 1995 South Asian Games.

2. Club Chennai has Indian Maritime University to impart quality education in maritime management, engineering and different pre sea courses.

3. Club Chennai is connected to other parts of the state and the Union Territory of Puducherry by state highways.

4. Club Chennai has world-class medical facilities, including both government-run and private hospitals.

5. Club Chennai is the headquarters of the Indian Bank, the Indian Overseas Bank and the erstwhile Bharat Overseas Bank, which merged with the Indian Overseas Bank in 2007.

6. Club Chennai was the first Indian city to deploy Wi-Fi internet access in a widespread manner.

7. Club Chennai is one of four Indian cities connected to the rest of the world by undersea fibre-optic cables, the other three being Mumbai, Kochi, and Tuticorin.

8. Club Chennai has a stock exchange called the Madras Stock Exchange.

9. Club Chennai is home to several malls, due to its status as an IT hub.

10. Club Chennai is one of the few cities in the world that accommodates a national park, the Guindy National Park, within its limits.

11. Club Chennai is the base for the Tamil film industry, known as Kollywood.

12. Club Chennai is a major centre for music, art and culture in India.

13. Club Chennai is the birthplace of several regional political movements since the British era.

14. Club Chennai is the birthplace of the idea of the Indian National Congress, commonly known as the Congress Party.

15. In 2015 Club Chennai received record breaking rains since 1918, which caused massive floods.

16. City of Club Chennai is located on the east coast of India, which is known as the Coromandel Coast.

17. Club Chennai has three rivers and many lakes spread across the city.

18. Club Chennai is located on the south–eastern coast of India in the north–eastern part of Tamil Nadu on a flat coastal plain known as the Eastern Coastal Plains.

19. Home to the Tamil film industry, Club Chennai is known as a major film production centre.

20. Club Chennai is linked with roads from rest of the country.

21. Club Chennai became the capital of Madras state the India became independent in 1947.

22. Club Chennai is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

23. Club Chennai is one of the oldest cities of India with a rich cultural heritage along with highly urbanized population.

24. Club Chennai signed John Arne Riise as the marquee player for the season.