R ARIVANANTHAM
CHENNAI, JAN 3
Having successfully organizing many an international sports events in Chennai, Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday said he would call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on January 4 to invite him to the Khelo India Youth Games to be held this month in Tamil Nadu.
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin arrives at Delhi airport.
He says, "I am here to invite PM Modi to the Khelo India Youth Games…" pic.twitter.com/bKUwjaKgau
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Tamil Nadu has excellent sports infrastructure and many corporates like TVS Group have been supportive of the state government’s efforts.
- For the first time, Khelo India Youth Games would be held in the state and it is slated to be conducted from January 19 to 31
- Tamil Nadu has excellent sports infrastructure and many corporates like TVS Group have been supportive of the state government’s efforts
- The DMK youth wing’s state conference is likely to be held (at Salem) before the end of January
For the first time, Khelo India Youth Games would be held in the state and it is slated to be conducted from January 19 to 31, Udhayanidhi Stalin told reporters, adding he would be inviting Modi for the event.
“I am going to invite him; to participate or not is his wish,” he said answering a question.
Udhayanidhi Stalin, who also holds the portfolio of youth welfare, expressed confidence that the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would release funds to the state following her visit to Tamil Nadu to assess damage following rains and floods in Thoothukudi and nearby southern regions.
The DMK youth wing’s state conference is likely to be held (at Salem) before the end of January and a formal announcement would be made by party president and Chief Minister M K Stalin, Udhayanidhi Stalin, party’s youth wing secretary said.
