Manipur erupts in joy as Mirabai Chanu bags silver in Tokyo Olympics
The Hindu
Manipur CM, Congress leaders congratulate her.
All sections of people of Manipur joined hands with those in the rest of the country in congratulating Padma Shri Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, who won the first silver medal in the 49-kg category in the Tokyo Olympics. Bhakta Charan Das, general secretary of the All India Congress Committee now camping here said, “Miss Mirabai has done the country and the people proud by winning the first silver medal in the Olympics games. I on behalf of Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi congratulate her. I also congratulate the people of this soil on this proud moment.” T. Radheshyam, former Minister and now Congress MLA and president of the Manipur Olympics Association, said, “It is a great day for Manipur and the rest of the country. Mirabai has made all of us proud by winning the country’s first medal at Tokyo. In the history of India it is the first time that an Indian has won the silver medal in weight lifting.”More Related News
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