You ought to KNOW ! :O

Hello guys..! 
Here we are to tell you few actualities about our city. For sure these facts will astonish everyone and make you guys fall in love once again with our city <3

So, take your pen and scratch pad to make a note of these mouth widening naked truth about our place.. B-).. You will come to know from the corporation of Chennai to one of the oldest shopping mall of Chennai. Keep your eyes open and stay eager.. :-D

To start with :

• Chennai is the second oldest corporation in the world after London. It was started in 1687.
• SIPCOT IT Park (Siruseri) is the Asia’s largest IT Park.
• YMCA college is the Asia’s first college for “Physical Education” and it was established in 1920.
• Kathipara flyover in Guindy is the largest Clover leaf shaped flyover in Asia.
• It is the 31st Largest metropolitan city in the world and fourth most populous metropolitan city in India.
• “Higginbothams” book shop on Mount Road is the first and oldest existing book shop in India which was started in 1844.
• Chennai is the only Indian city to get featured among the Top 10 Best Cities to Travel in the World by Lonely Planet group.
• Chennai is the only city in South Asia and India to figure in the “52 places to go around the world” by The New York Times.
• St. Mary’s Church inside Fort St. George is the oldest Anglican church in India and the oldest British building in India, constructed in 1678.
• Chennai is the second largest IT exporter in India and Tidel park in Chennai was Asia’s largest IT park when it was built.
• Chennai region has the oldest rocks in the country dating back to a billion years.
• Chennai is the only oldest serving municipal corporation in India. Do you believe it was inaugurated in 1688!
• Chennai Central prison is one of the oldest prisons in India.
• LIC building which was completed in 1959 was the tallest building in India at that time.
• Madras High Court building is the second largest judicial complex in world after the one in London.
• Royapuram railway station is the oldest railway station currently operational in India.
• Government college of fine arts (Madras School of Art) is the oldest art institution in India.
• In 1930, Madras University introduced Bachelor’s course in Music for the first time in India.
• Phoenix shopping mall at Vellachery is the third biggest mall in India at an area of 2,400,000 sq ft.
• Chennai contributes to 40 % of retail Gold sales in India.
• Marina Beach is the second longest beach in the world.
• According to Forbes magazine, Chennai is one of the fastest growing cities in the world and the only Indian city to be rated in the “Forbes-Top 10 Fastest Growing Cities in the World”.
• A major part of India’s automobile industry is based in and around Chennai thus earning it the nickname “Detroit of India” and Chennai is the largest electronic hardware exporter in India.
• World bank permanent back office in Chennai is the biggest building owned by World bank outside its headquarters in Washington D.C.
• Chennai is home to the first European-style banking system in India with the establishment of the ‘Madras Bank’ on 21 June 1683, almost a century before the establishment of the first commercial banks, such as the Bank of Hindustan and the General Bank of India, which were established in 1770 and 1786, respectively.
• Chennai Koyambedu CMBT (Bus Terminal) is the biggest bus terminal in Asia.
• Chennai has the biggest artificial port in India & biggest in Bay of Bengal.
• Chepauk M.A. Chidambaram stadium is the oldest cricket stadium in India.
• Bus transportation was introduced by year 1925 in Chennai. Interestingly Flight service was introduced in 1917 itself.
• Cancer institute established in 1920 is the oldest Cancer hospital in India.
• Anna Centenary Library in Chennai is the biggest library in Asia. Vandalur zoo is the first public zoo and also largest in India.
• Chennai has the highest two wheeler population in India. Chennai is the second largest employment producer in India with 35,000 jobs every year.
• Chennai is the only Indian city to be attacked during world war I . 
• Last but not least, Spencer Plaza in Anna Salai is the oldest Shopping mall in India, set up during British Raj in 1863.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

I know how proud it is to be a CHENNAITE B-) 
So all the above information will be useful for us to fight and argue with those who hate to state themselves as a Chennaite..

Heads up guys because WE ARE CHENNAI BORNS <3 ;-) #foreverchennaite..!

Reference: http://storygag.com/2015/02/35-amazing-facts-that-make-namma-chennai-one-of-the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/