Prime Minister Narendra Modi Congratulates Two Youngsters for Climbing Mount Everest Friday June 06,2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on  Friday June 06,2014 congratulated two young mountaineers who recently made India proud by scaling Mount Everest, saying they had achieved a great feat at a tender age.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi blessed 13-year-old Poorna Malavath and 17-year-old Anand Kumar for the rare achievement, an official statement said.

Malavath created a record of becoming the youngest female ever in the world to reach the world's highest peak at the age of 13 years and 11 months on May 25,2014
She is a student of the Social Welfare Residential School in Nizamabad, Telangana. Her parents work as an agricultural labour.

Kumar also reached the summit of Mount Everest the same day.