Olympics | PM Modi combines humour with sincerity in interactive session with athletes
The Hindu
Modi sought to make the athletes feel at ease before they leave for the Tokyo Games, where expectations from them will be high.
Combining jocularity with sincerity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday engaged in a lighthearted interaction with India’s Olympic-bound athletes, donning the role of an interviewer to get insights into their journeys. When the situation demanded, Modi cited the example of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in the 1999 World Cup to boxer Ashish Kumar, whose father died before the Olympic qualifier last year before he battled COVID-19 a few months ago. And when he realised that he could do with a bit of humour, the PM promised to have ice cream with champion shuttler P.V. Sindhu.
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