Milkha Singh wants this Olympian as Sports Min
posted on Aug 21, 2016 @ 2:19PM
Milkha Singh, 81, one of India’s greatest sportspersons has recommended the name of 2004 Olympics silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to be India’s new Sports Minister. "I have a suggestion, make Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore the Sports Minister and put him in charge with appropriate funding and resource support. Put different individuals as heads for different sports and give them all support to get medals for India. We have the talent in India and with the right effort, I am confident that we can do it," Milkha said. The 'Flying Sikh' complimented the Olympic star performers PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar for their stellar show of talent at the Olympics. "I had tears in my eyes when I saw PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik drape the national flag around their shoulders after receiving their medals. My wife Nirmal, who was an Inter Varsity badminton player herself, joins me in congratulating PV Sindhu, her parents and her coach Gopichand for the wonderful achievement. I would also like to congratulate Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar, their parents and coaches for their sacrifices and for proving that with hard work and determination, Indians can excel and this should be an inspiration to our boys as well. You ladies have made India proud and we are grateful to you," he said.