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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa Honours 7 medallists of 2014 Glasgow CWG Monday Aug 11,2014

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday Aug 11,2014 presented cash incentives to seven sportspersons from the State who won medals in the just-concluded Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
At an event at the Secretariat here, she gave away cheques for Rs. 50 lakh each to S. Satheesh Kumar, weightlifter, who won the gold medal in the 77-kg category; Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal, squash players, who bagged the women’s doubles gold medal.
Ms Jayalalithaa also handed over cheques for Rs. 30 lakh each to Achanta Sharath Kamal and Anthony Amalraj, table tennis players, who got silver medal in the men’s doubles section, and Rupinder Pal Singh and Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran, members of the Indian hockey team that won silver medal. The cash incentive totalled Rs. 2.7 crore.
The Chief Minister also congratulated the players individually

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