# Pak boxer’s Narendra hate draws laughs from Modi 2026-08-10T22:42:31+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet PM Narendra Modi met India's Commonwealth Games medallists on Sunday, where boxer Narender Berwal shared a funny memory from the 2015 World Military Games. He told Modi that his Pakistani opponent, after losing, said he had started hating the name 'Narendra' because Berwal, his coach, and the Indian PM all shared it. Modi also praised Lovlina Borgohain for noticing a map error in Glasgow that omitted the North-East, and she ensured it was corrected. Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu explained her emotional tears on the podium came after four tough years of injuries and missing the Paris Olympics by one kilogram. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: boxing, Commonwealth Games, India-Pakistan, Lovlina Borgohain, Mirabai Chanu, Narendra Modi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pakistani-boxer-told-modi-he-hates-name-narendra/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pakistani-boxer-told-modi-he-hates-name-narendra/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.