11th Khel Mahakumbh: Drawing a comparison of politics and sports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the lack of transparency while selecting players for various tournaments is a thing of the past. Prime Minister Modi was speaking during the inauguration of the 11th ‘Khel Mahakumbh’ which was organized by the Gujarat government. It is an annual sports competition organized by He said that today youth can take up sports related professions like coaching and physiotherapy.
Modi said, like nepotism in politics, there was a lack of transparency while selecting the players. Because of this the talent of our players was getting wasted. He had to deal with such difficulties throughout his life. But now the situation has changed and the players are now touching the sky. Players are getting success. The brilliance of gold and silver medals is increasing the confidence of our youth.
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 12, 2022
A large number of people were present during the opening ceremony at Sardar Patel Stadium. Modi said that India won seven medals in Tokyo Olympics and 19 medals in Paralympics and this is just the beginning and India is not going to back down, India will not get tired. He said that the day is not far when we will win many gold medals. He said that this year a record 55 lakh participants from the state have registered for the Khel Mahakumbh. This initiative was started when Modi was the Chief Minister of the state.
Referring to the Indian students who have returned from Ukraine facing war, Modi said, “Youth returning from Ukraine are saying that they now understand the status of India moving forward.”