Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday paid rich tributes to ace sprinter Milkha Singh, who died of COVID-19, hailing him as the one of India's ''most stellar athletes.'' One of independent India's biggest sporting icons, Singh, died on Friday after a month-long battle with COVID- 19.
Chennai:
amil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday paid rich tributes to ace sprinter Milkha Singh, who died of COVID-19, hailing him as the one of India's ''most stellar athletes.'' One of independent India's biggest sporting icons, Singh, died on Friday after a month-long battle with COVID- 19.
''I am deeply saddened to hear about the demise of one of India's most stellar athletes #FlyingSikh Milkha Singh,'' Stalin said in a tweet.
''May his life and achievements defying all odds inspire scores of young Indians,'' he added.
Singh, a Padma Shri awardee who was nicknamed 'The Flying Sikh' for his accomplishments, was 91 and is survived by his golfer son Jeev Milkha Singh and three daughters.
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