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.
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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