“Mirabai Chanu Told Me How PM Had Helped Her”: Manipur Chief Minister

New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had intervened to assist two of the athletes to get higher medical care and coaching within the US earlier than the Tokyo Olympics video games, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh revealed.

Mr Singh is in Delhi to hunt ‘blessings’ from the highest management, together with the Prime Minister, and likewise to hunt monetary help for numerous infrastructure-related initiatives within the state forward of meeting polls.

Chatting with ANI, the Manipur Chief Minister stated when he had met Prime Minister this week, he thanked him for serving to Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu.

He then narrated what Mirabai Chanu had informed him at a public operate, meant to felicitate her, concerning the assist she had acquired from the Prime Minister’s Workplace.

“I used to be stunned at her revelation concerning the assist she had acquired from the Prime Minister. She disclosed that if she wasn’t given a possibility to go to the US for her muscle operation and follow, she would not be capable to obtain this aim. She narrated how PM Modi helped her immediately. The Prime Minister helped the athlete and micromanaged the difficulty. Individuals of Manipur had been overjoyed to know the way PM Modi helped her,” stated Mr Singh.

Mr Singh thanked PM Modi when the 2 met not too long ago.

“PM Modi stored smiling once we thanked him for serving to Chanu. He additionally helped yet another athlete. That is the greatness of the chief,” stated Mr Singh.

“Chanu was having again ache and this message went to PMO and PM Modi immediately intervened and all expenditure on her remedy and coaching overseas was taken care of by the PM,” Mr Singh stated.

“I’m informed that she is not the one one whom PM Modi helped. And the Prime Minister by no means talked about it even as soon as anyplace. I will not identify however there’s one other athlete who PM Modi had despatched to the US for medical consideration and coaching. Being an Indian and beneath PM Modi we really feel so proud,” the Manipur Chief Minister stated.

Mirabai Chanu had opened India’s medals tally within the ongoing Tokyo Olympics as she bagged a silver within the Girls’s 49kg class.

The Indian weightlifter final week acquired a rousing reception in Imphal as she arrived in her native state Manipur, after a sensational present within the ongoing Tokyo Video games.

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports activities Anurag Thakur felicitated India’s first medal winner on the Tokyo Olympics Mirabai Chanu.

After being felicitated, the Indian weightlifter arrived in Imphal amid a roaring welcome by the folks. Everybody lined up in Imphal streets to welcome the Olympic champion.

Mr Singh additionally dialled Nilakanta Sharma on Thursday to congratulate the hockey crew on successful bronze in Tokyo Olympics. Thrilled, Mr Singh stated he was anticipating gold however glad that they’re bringing a medal house. The Chief Minister has assured Rs 75 lakhs and a authorities job to Sharma.

“He’s from my village and I did not know he was working in Railways. After I requested him what does he anticipate, he stated a authorities job contemplating his medal. I agreed,” stated the Manipur Chief Minister.

A state with a inhabitants of 30 lakh, Manipur has given 5 gamers who represented India in Tokyo Olympics. These are weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, boxer Mary Kom, males’s hockey mid fielder Nilakanta Sharma, hockey participant Sushila Devi and India’s sole Judo athlete Shushila Devi Likmabam.

The Chief Minister knowledgeable that there have been 19 Olympic gamers that the state has given to the nation up to now.

With a renewed thrust on sports activities, the state has additionally obtained Nationwide Sports activities College and the development of its new campus is occurring in full swing, stated Mr Singh.

“PM Modi gave Manipur Nationwide Sports activities College as a result of he noticed the potential it has in sports activities. The college work is in progress. We’re offering previous buildings to the college for its college students and professors as the brand new campus is beneath building,” stated Mr Singh.

Commenting on Congress chief Shashi Tharoor’s tweet about evaluating India with China’s perspective in direction of its sportspersons for bringing any medal lesser than gold, the Chief Minister stated, “Individuals like him have ruined the nation. We must always see our infrastructure and funding in sports activities after which examine with China. We’re doing nicely now. Have a look at hockey, we’re fourth on this planet. Such folks exploit India.”

The tweet was deleted by Mr Tharoor, later.

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