In Chennai, the civic body led the ‘Lights Out’ campaign along with Exnora International, an NGO working on environmental issues, at Ripon Building. By sharp 9 pm, Mayor M Subramanian switched off the lights in the building thus signalling the nine-minute darkness to the civic body’s 2000-odd building located in the city limit. An array of 99 celebrities, including CPI leader R Nallakannu, cine director Vasanth, M B Nirmal, founder of Exnora International and Nina Reddy, executive director, Savera Hotels attended the culminating ceremony at the lawns of the historic Ripon Building.

Besides number of councillors from different parties, representatives of reputed NGOs also participated in the function and lit candles in support of the campaign. At the end, Mayor Subramanian gifted saplings to all invited dignitaries and appealed them to contribute for reducing global warming effects.