Law Minister Kiren RijijuLaw Minister Kiren Rijiju’s Lok Sabha profile states he has a ‘keen interest’ in badminton, football and athletics apart from participating in the National Games. In the past, he has even shared old pictures of him playing competitive football matches in his youth. And it looks as if the former sports minister hasn’t lost his touch.
On Sunday, I&B and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launched a campaign ahead of India’s U-17 football World Cup debut on Tuesday and nominated Rijiju, his counterpart in the Law ministry, to support the team by posting a video. The 50-year-old MP responded on Monday by taking to the backyard of his official residence and perfectly executing a ‘rainbow flick’, a move where a player steps to the side of the ball and flicks it up overhead. Rijiju went on to nominate badminton star PV Sindhu and actor Akshay Kumar to join the campaign. Going by his show of skills, it won’t be an easy act to follow.
Thank you @ianuragthakur ji for the support to Indian women’s team for the FIFA U-17 World Cup!
I nominate @NBirenSingh Ji CM of Manipur & Ex-Footballer, Olympic Medalist @Pvsindhu1 & superfit @akshaykumar to join the campaign #KickOffTheDream & support our female footballers https://t.co/SmQriYVptD pic.twitter.com/IFuHj9oWXw
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) October 10, 2022
First Appearance
Newly appointed Attorney General R Venkataramani made his first appearance as the top law officer on Monday. First in the Supreme Court, he appeared before a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli who wished him luck for the new role. Later in the Delhi High Court, he appeared on behalf of DMRC, arguing against any adverse order against the metro corporation in an arbitration case.