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Monday, June 16, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Invited by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to watch the FIFA World Cup 2014 finals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on his first overseas visit, has now been invited for another foreign tour. This time he has been invited by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to watch the FIFA World Cup 2014 finals.

However, there is no confirmation yet as to whether or not Modi has accepted the invitation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had released commemorative postage stamps on the 2014 FIFA World Cup on Thursday June 12,2014
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said sports brings about a spirit of amity and belongingness among nations of the world. May the FIFA World Cup become a bridge for connecting nations together



 The Prime Minister observed that commentary, especially radio commentary, probably played a key role in enhancing the popularity of cricket, and the art of commentary should be developed in other sports as well.

The function was attended by several prominent sporting icons including K. Malleswari, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Sunil Chhetri, Sushil Kumar, Ajit Pal Singh, Chunni Goswami, Subrat Bhattacharya, and Kirti Azad. Shri Praful Patel, President, All India Football Federation, and Shri Anurag Thakur were also present on the occasion. Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad and Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal also spoke on the occasion. 

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