Queen's Baton Relay reaches Kanyakumari

The Queen's Baton Relay for the Commonwealth Games reached the district on Wednesday.

The relay, which left London in 2009, had travelled across 71 countries covering 1,90,000 km before reaching Palkulam village in Agastheeswaram taluk of the district on Wednesday.

National-level sports personalities, Jeyaseelan, Latha and many other sports persons participated in the historic event.

The Queen's Baton was handed over to the Collector, Rajendra Ratnoo, in the presence of Tourism Minister N. Suresh Rajan.

The relay passed through Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation office, Coastal Road, Kamarajar Memorial and Vivekanandapuram in Kanyakumari.

The relay would leave Kanyakumari on Thursday and reach Kerala via Kottaram, Suchindrum, Kottar, Nagercoil, Collectorate, Parvathipuram, Thuckalay, Marthandam and Kaliyakkavilai.

A large number of students and public attended the programme in Kanyakumari.