60 shuttlers attend PM Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, September 26

Sixty national and international-level shuttlers who have been undergoing training at Raizada Hansraj Stadium attended the 81st ‘Mann ki baat’ programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.

The players sat before a huge screen put up for the event and a team of Doordarshan reporters with Outdoor Broadcasting van were there for the show. The players listened to the PM’s speech and said they felt motivated to strive more for the country after the session.

A similar set up was arranged at nine other locations across the country, including Wood Craft Designing and Development Society, Saharanpur, Landhaura at Roorkee, and Kelo Rania village in Khunti.

Medal winner of the Commonwealth Games Pranav Chopra, international shuttler Sachin Ratti and national player of table tennis Vikas Mahajan attended the event. The three players were also felicitated by the District Badminton Association.

Former national player and member of the interim committee Ritin Khanna said the players were very excited about the event for the past one week since they got the information about their selection to attend the event. He said, besides sports, the PM also asked the youth to join the movement to clean rivers as it was World Rivers Day today.