Date:21/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/21/stories/2008112154960400.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Haj pilgrims leave

CHENNAI: The first batch of 302 Haj pilgrims from the State boarded a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight here on Thursday.T.P.M. Mohideen Khan, State Environment Minister, said the batch included 157 women and two children besides 143 men. — Special Correspondent