Children are taking interest in sports: PM Modi in ‘Mann Ki Baat’
New Delhi, 29 August (H.S): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said in his monthly radio address to the nation, ?Mann Ki Baat?, that today there is a growing interest in sports in the country by both children and their parents. The passion for sports will be a true tribute to hockey magician Major Dhyan Chand, whose birth anniversary is also today.
The birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand is celebrated as Sports Day. On this occasion, the Prime Minister remembered him from the very beginning and said that the sons and daughters of the country have once again brought life to the sports with their valuable performance in the Olympics.
?Wherever the soul of Major Dhyanchand ji is, he must be happy to see them. Today parents themselves are encouraging their children to come forward and participate in sports. The passion for sports is the true tribute to Major Dhyan Chand,? said the Prime Minister.