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Pak boxer’s Narendra hate draws laughs from Modi
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The Pakistani boxer's remark is being shared as a lighthearted jab, but some are trying to twist it into a minor diplomatic row. That is silly: it was a personal anecdote from years ago, not a policy statement. The real story is how athletes like Lovlina Borgohain and Mirabai Chanu use their platforms responsibly. Let us not reduce this to jingoism. The number of children who take up boxing after watching these medallists will be the true test.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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